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Agreed, but I like the attitude of Hawaiian wayfinder Nainoa Thompson. Mauna Kea is used as a sign post to find a way home. Now it can be used to find a way forward.

The Supreme Court in Hawaii just ruled in favour of building the Thirty Meter Telescope. Finally puts the law suits to rest. Wonder if I can mount my DSLR on it when built

First purchase https://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/making-every-photon-count-steve-richards.html

If I read your procedure right for polar alignment, you always put Polaris at 9 o'clock and it drifts. Remember, Polaris revolves around the pols so you need to put is at the correct position around the circle. A good app will help you get the right position for Polaris at the current time you are doing the PA. I use an app called Scope Companion on Android.

I have the Baader 8-24 zoom and quite like it. At 24mm it's a bit soft but I still like it.

Someone once said you can either get on the Merry-go-round or watch. The sooner you get on, the longer you can ride. I'm happy with my ED80, but eventually will move up to the Esprit 100. It may take a few years, but that's the goal.

One of the things I like about the Moonlite is I got 2 finder shoes on it. Great for a finder/guider and RDF too. Installing it was a piece of cake.

Welcome from Alberta. Yes, we tend to learn more from our mistakes than our successes. I'm learning a lot

+1 for BYEOS. APT does the same thing. I have both but BYEOS works best for me.

I'm pretty sure that they only fit the RDF only.

On this side of the pond we use a 3100 watt generator to power our travel trailer. It has enough power to run everything including the A/C and microwave at the same time. I've used it to power my AZEQ6, computer and cameras every once in a while and also the essentials in our home when the power goes out. The downside is the fuel tank on it lasts only 6-8 hours. As Steve says, solar is good too.

First, the book Making every photon count is a good start. is a great start. You might want to consider the Star Adventurer mount and continue using your camera.

If you know someone with a 3d printer, this works great. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:241592 I've made an few of them for others. It works a charm.

I agree. It's a great mount as long as you don't over extend it to much.

I found that there are 2 screws that hold the wedge to the mounting plate that can come a bit lose. When I tightened them up everything seems fairly stable.