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Oh, one more thing in favour of the goto Eric, if you accidentally (or on purpose) move the scope away from what you were looking at, it doesnt forget where it is, so you can simply press ENTER on the hand controller and it will go straight back to the object you were on.
VERY cool as I used to spend AGES getting an object into view and then someone (usually me, or the wind) would move or bump the scope and I would have to spend more time getting it back on target again and then get frustrated that it wouldnt stay put for long....quite annoying after a while.
Also, the 12" is quite a big bugger, so carting it around is hard (I am 6 foot 9 with no back problems but it was a lump even for me).
For that extra portability (and a bit cheaper too) the 10" will be more than adequate to go DEEEEEEP, I dont think you will miss the extra aperture as I have gone from a 12" manual down to a GOTO 8" and am quite happy with the views as I can spend MUCH more time at the eyepiece than I used to.
Hope this all helps, sorry for waffling....
Cheers
Chris
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