Bearpolar

Thank you so much for your informative answer, so helpful and exactly the information I was looking for. That is an amazing picture, and of the Andromeda galaxy, which I wanted to photograph as well, much appreciated.

I think Grovers sell the C5, C6SE and C6 Evolution ota's for £499, along with mount and tripod spares etc. Good if you want the dovetail on the side, will fit a few Alt Az mounts nicely.

Hi, would it be possible to mount a dslr and lens on a Celestron slt mount using a L bracket and try some wide field astro photography. Would a 60 second exposure be possible with a 50mm or 100mm lens, thanks.

1 hour ago, Greymouser said:

That was my first thought too, but I was dissuaded by several people telling me that the SLT mount was not that good, had problems. I got the Omni one, which basically got me a CG4 Mount and tripod for very little. It is not a goto mount, but I already had one of those and I intend to get a AZGTi for the C5. ( It's on a Horizon tripod at the moment. ) The CG4 is basically a EQ3-2 mount, but is better than the Skywatcher one, with a heavier payload capacity. I am not sure what I will do with the CG4 yet. It is just a shame that the two companies cannot get it together properly, after all they are owned by the same parent company. A C5 on a AZGi would be a great package.

I read the same about the SLT mount, was going to sell the mount, or try fitting a L bracket and try my dslr and lens for some wide fied astrophotography, but not sure if that would work with a Alt Az mount like this, thanks for reply.

Thanks for reply, I was looking at the C5 for a grab and go on a Alt Az mount, the SLT version seems better value then the spotter version. 

Agnes, I noticed you have a Skymax 102, how would you rate that scope, what would be the highest practical magnification.

Hi, did you find out anymore about Celestrons 6" SCT's weight discrepancy, I did find that there's so many specified weights for these OTA's.

Celestron Nexstar 6SE 10lb, 4.54 kg

https://grovers.biz/optics/optical-tube-assemblies/7200-celestron-c6-6se-orange-ota-050234101097.html

Celestron Nexstar Evolution 6 10lb 4.54 kg

https://grovers.biz/optics/optical-tube-assemblies/7509-celestron-nexstar-evolution-6-ota.html

But Rothervalleyoptics Nexstar 6SE OTA weight description says 8lb, 3.6 kg , does this mean the SLT version, stated as 8lb, is the same OTA as the 6SE and 6" Evolution  version and there's no cost cutting on any version.