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HEQ5-Pro vs EQ6
I should have mentioned in my previous post that I have a Losmandy G11 with Gemini goto for my 10" SCT. The reason I purchased an HEQ5-Pro mount was the following:-
I wanted a more portable mount that would enable goto as well as DSLR and autoguided CCD work at home (light polluted) or if a wanted to take it to a dark site. Also had to run of a portable battery. I had an 8" SCT that I wanted to put on this mount. The toss up was a Losmandy G8 with Gemini or HEQ5-Pro or a Vixen GPdx with goto. The obvious answer was the HEQ5-Pro from the cost point of view. When I got the mount, I tested goto, backlash, guiding etc and I knew I had made to correct choice irrespective of the cost factor.
Also the best mount/scope combination is the one you use most often. In my case its the HEQ5-Pro and 8", not the G11-Gemini and 10". But I'll never sell either after having many refractors and SCTs I have finally found what suits me visually as well as functionally.
Regards, Allan Gould
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