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Advice/opinions on mounts please.
Hi
I am considering upgrading from my NEQ6 at some stage over the next 12 months. The following factors need to be considered:
1. Mount and OTA's need to fit in a backyard observatory 2x2m square on a pier.
2. The cost of reasonably high end mounts such as a Titan or PMX is possible but difficult, and may be overkill as I could not afford these plus a suitable high end OTA such as Planewave, Officina Stellare etc.
3. I cannot envisage ever owning an OTA that exceeds 20kg in weight. Even a few high end OTA's are under 20kg but their cost is prohibitive.
4. Setup will be mostly aimed towards CCD imaging and will not be moved from the observatory to the field.
5. I am viewing this from the perspective that this might be the last mount I ever purchase (please don't hold me to this though).
The mount that most seems to fit this bill is the G11. If anyone can give advice as to the suitability of the G11 or other similarly accurate and robust mounts in this price range, it would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Mark
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