I would like to acquire a small equatorial mounted scope as a grab scope

[PlanetMan]

Thanks Andrew for spotting the spello - you will notice that I did spell Fluorite correctly in the previous paragraph but you have to understand I prefer to spend my time doing other things than proof reading posts on a hobby forum

I guess some of us lead more active lives than others.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

I used to have a Televue Pronto (70mm aperture) and regularly observed Mars at 200x, and the detail was amazing.

[GrampianStars (Rob)]

Originally Posted by casstony

The biggest contribution to grab and go that I've figured out is an EQ5 mount left permanently on the back verandah. All I have to do is carry the ota out and I'm ready to go. One of my favourite scopes for grab and go is an Celestron 6" schmidt cassegrain ota - presently on special for $499 at Andrews. - 6" aperture with great optics in a very small package and well suited to a set of WO binoviewers.

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