Re: Newbie question.

"Peter R Hobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Takahashi EM10 or, cheaper, the Takahasi P2Z. Try to get a second hand one
as
> they ARE expensive but are extremely well made and track beautifully.
>
> Dr P Hobson
>
> Skymuffins wrote:
>
> > Can anyone recommend a decent German EQ mount?  I have an old, first
> > generation ETX that I want to put on a better mount.  I will be
upgrading to
> > a better scope soon, but for now I would like a multi-purpose EQ for
doing
> > some digital camera imaging & ETX/Quickcam imaging.  I would like the
mount
> > to eventually
> > support a larger scope as well.
> >
> > Are the EQ's that Orion has in their catalog any good... because they
are
> > right in my budget. :)
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > --
> >  - Harrison


Whoa!  Takahashi is a bit out of my price range! I have a Celestron C-8 that
I haven't used in a while... it needs a tune-up.  I wanted a decent little
mount that would hold a fair amount of weight (20 lbs).  I just want to hook
an ETX 90 to it (as the drive that mine came with has NEVER tracked worth a
darn... I like the scope though, I would also like to hook a digital camera
to it and my little quick cam and do some planetary imaging and
constellation shots.  I don't need the deepsky stuff (I'm about $10 grand
shy of that kind of setup), just a moderately sturdy little mount.




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