Hello,
I have an upcoming trip to Grand Canyon and I am having a tough time while deciding between the two scopes for packing. The two scopes are similar in aperture, but the ST120 has a much wider field of view and I can actually see the Veil nebula and NA nebula in its entirety. But, I need to pack a beefier mount (Wave 100i) and a heavier tripod (goes in a second checking bag) and 2" eyepieces for it which is kind of tough for airplane travel. I need a tracking mount because there is an outreach event over there. I was able to remove the dew shield and now the OTA packs comfortably in my backpack. With C5, I think it has a similar deep sky performance and I can just pack my az gti mount with the OTA in my backpack, but, I will miss the wide field views. So I am guessing no NA nebula and veil Nebula for me. I can carry an 8x42 binos with me. Based on the experiences of all of you, what do you think I should do: leave a lot of personal stuffs at home and pack my ST120 in the limited space or just carry a C5 with azgti and a pair of binos because I will still get to see a lot of non wide field stuffs.
