SK_ SLO

The 8” is a lot more hefty than the 6” one… Probably going to stick with the 6” Skywatcher its going to be more easy to move around and transport and still fine for me. Would like to put a refractor on But they are not in the same ballpark

Thank you all!

The DSLR is at around 500g ( 1.1lb with battery and 2 SD cards). The adapters would add another ~100g… So overall sub 1kg (2.2lb) for everything I would put on the 8” telescope. The HEQ5 (new) is more than double the money than my used EQ5 GOTO and there are no used on offer around…

Hi all,

I got the EQ5 mount (GOTO) for a reasonable price from a friend… I know that the Skywatcher 8” Newtonian is a bit on the upper limit for this mount but would it work primarily for visual observing with a DSLR attached (now and then…) or would it be too heavy for the mount to handle? Or would the 150 (6”) be a better choice for the EQ5 (it weighs a lot less).

Than you…