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mclewis1
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Re: Question About Cats
08/08/08 04:17 PM
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Nobody but your pocket book is better off with a C11 on a CG5 mount. It is barely usable in visual mode, that C11 is just too much scope for the mount.
If you have the budget get the CPC1100, it's a great package ... BUT you will have a substantial outlay for getting into AP (other than solar system objects and short exposures on DSOs).
If it's your first serious scope and you really want to do AP in the future and your budget is quite fixed I'd consider a C8 on the CG5 mount (C8-SGT) and then spend the extra on things like a second scope (70-80mm ED for wide field and autoguiding), DSLR, webcam, etc.
If your heart is set on bigger aperture then bite the bullet on the CPC1100 or the combination of a 12" dob and a small AP setup (80mm or C6 scope on a CG-5).
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Mark
C11, C6, APM/TMB115, and AT80ED
Tandem mount CGE and CG-5A, WO EZ-Touch and AT Voyager
25x100s, 8x56s, T-Mount Light, and Mark 1 eyeballs
Modded 350D, SPC900, Mallincam
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