Re: Newbie question.

Dear Skymuffins

Well that was my view for a few years (and I had a C8 on a good Vixen GP with a
nice wooden tripod). I bought a Takahashi EM200 (even MORE expensive than those
I suggested) second hand about 18 months ago and I can only urge you to believe
me when I say that it was worth it. Long focal length telescopes are not
forgiving of cheap mounts.

I would rather a £300 telescope on a £1700 mount than the other way about.

Peter Hobson

Skymuffins wrote:

> "Peter R Hobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 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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