Talk me off a cliff please.
I have jumped feet first into the deep end. I had a chance to pick up a Mach2 after passing on my place in line early last year. The mount arrived, I've figured out how to use it and have been imaging with my Edge 11". All is well, but I'd really like to have a wide field refractor for different targets.
I'm at a point in life where I don't mind dropping what just a few years ago would seem like insane amounts of money into this hobby. I figure these things are durable goods, capital assets that depreciate slowly, especially when purchased used. I'm young enough to use them for hopefully 10-15 years before I age out of the heavy equipment.
Having said all this, I've fallen in love with the TOA-130/TOA-150 refractors even though I've never seen one, looked through one, or imaged with one. I figure if I'm going to get one, why not get the big one. I have a rig that doesn't get broke down every night. I roll it out to the driveway from the garage and roll it back in the next morning, so the weight and complexity of setup isn't a concern.
So, tell me why I'm crazy to think I should get a big, heavy Takahashi refractor for imaging in bortle 6 skies.
Thanks, and I look forward to comments.
-Ben