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Old 16-09-2020, 06:29 PM
NightSkyLK (Dineth)
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Originally Posted by Startrek View Post
I’ve had my Skywatcher 12” Goto dob for over 2 years now and I’m 60 years old 68kg wringing wet , plus back trouble since 22 yrs old from a work accident and have no trouble moving it from the garage to my observing location 8 metres away using my Bunnings parcel trolley , admittedly on a concrete driveway. It’s definitely not a remote scope but quite manageable at home. Goto is excellent , spot on every time after a 2 star alignment. Prior to that I had a solid tube 10” dob so nudge nudge all night , gave me the willy’s after a year trying to find objects star hopping, later on I even calibrated the base with azimuth markings and used a digital inclinometer to find objects quicker. You never look back once you use the Goto
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Ah good to hear the GO TO working well. Im also interested on the GO TO but not sure if its worth the extra $1k over the collapsible Dob. I feel like spending that on good EPs might be a better option. But i've seen through GO To ones and it tracks pretty well too so im still inclined towards it.
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