despot67

Hi all, been a while since I have been on here and just want to open with my wish that everyone is safe and well in these weird nightmare times. A while back I sold my skywatcher 150p due to lack of use and I have been imaging with my celestron nexstar 127 but I am after a quick and easy wide field scope. This is also born with the prospect of Comet Atlas being a worthy visitor at the end of May. I have owned an ST80 some yeats back and was going to buy the 102 on its EQ mount as its quick and easy and good value and possible ok for the quick mirrorless camera sky shot - BUT - I see they do a diferent but exceedingly similiar model called the Starquest 102 on a similiar EQ mount and its possible to mount a single speed RA drive to this. I wondered if anybody had any insight on best to buy or has used both/either? Harrison telescopes do the starquest with a drive brought seperate for about £263 delivered. Any advice greatly appreciated.

I'm going to hopefully buy a Celestron Advanced VX C9.25 GoTo SCT Telescope this sunday for £1150 and it seems mint. I think this is a worthy upgrade? Peoples thoughts?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F264421071754 Or this one as I dont mind a journey

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F143353338414 What about this?

I've only ever done planetary imaging on my 127 nexstar using a zwo asi224 but do own a few canon dslr as well. I'd like to do some dso imaging with my eos m50 as well. I'm going to upgrade and wondered if the 8se with a focal reducer is good enough or is the 200p a more do anything option? The size of the 8se is appealing but flo do a good 200p for £1150? I'm storing in a good man cave so my scopes dont travel far.

Thanks Dave it does make sense. I have been looking at a nexstar 8 se this morning which I could get if I sold both of mine but I'm not sure of its dso abilities? But a new goto 200p or pd is affordable but again I assume this wouldn't give me any benefit over my celestron for planetary imaging?

My 150p has a motor drive focus on it plus a drive for the eq3 mount and a polar scope so its upgraded. I have looked at the 200p goto scopes as an upgrade even a eq5 goto mount for my 150p?

Well I've owned a 150p with a motor drive ( not goto) and a celestron 127 nex star which I use the most for planetary imaging use a zwo cam and wonder if a 200p goto would be a nice upgrade to replace both? I've got about £800 to spend and wondered what the members opinions are?