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Oh ok then we’ll its definitely worth considering the celestron (Advanced VX 8”Sct cassagrain as good beginner to intermediate starting point it’s slighty over budget at £1595 at Rotherham valley optics it comes with the Advanced Equatorial mount with a payload capacity of nearly 14kg  This will allow manovability for Astro imaging and photography in the the furture a very versatile scope and is fully goto.also an advantage will be celestrons sky portal WiFi adapter which will enable you to use an iPad or phone to remotely control from the device ie whole night sky will be shown on app so it’s an question of just choosing an object you would like to observe and press goto and scope will point to object automatically and it’s very easy to use 

Meant furture dam quick spell 

Are you looking for visual mainly or Astro imaging also in the further !?

Hi if your looking for something generally for all round observing I would choose the Sct cassagrain thay are the work horse so to speak of the Astronomy world and a 8” OTA weighs in around 5.8kg mark and you don,t need a massive payload capacity mount either thay do most solar system and deep sky to a reasonable standard also 

Hi I see what you mean there however what maybe another idea is make some kind of brace towards the bottom of tripod or another idea if you used chain some how where locking bolts are then shouldn’t allow tripod to move or slip 

Good evening to you or morning lol well I can say you definitely get more for your money thease days and some major contenders out there however there is no such thing as a perfect scope maybe I can point you in the right direction what’s your sky conditions like firstly and most importantly your budget 

Good afternoon Jeremy fingers crossed I get some clear nights over the wk-end are you still looking for suggestions for observers chairs that will not break the bank!?

Hi there I’m selling my Meade LX90 12” ACF for maybe an APO myself however I’ve found thay are a little bit like car badges if you get my drift not always more you spend is always the best and many budget scopes have been tested against the big boys of this world like Takiashi if your looking for a Big Bang for your buck I would also consider the Skywatcher EVO ED 150 has focal length of 1200mm which also will be a good contender for visual also however will be a little slower in Asto imaging terms it will not over stress your mounting as weighs in at less than 9kg it was only a dream a few years back an 6”APO for £1550 nothing on the market comes close at that price !?

Hi there the 200p weighs in around 9kg if you was considering piggy backing with an additional scope I’m afraid you most probably be over loading the mounts payload capacity 

Hi Craig I’m Sean I’ve just joined the forum over the week end yes it’s good if you can do a few things yourself with your Astro gear I have also manufactured some gizmos and gadgets myself so to speak must admit do get some strange folk in the Astronomy world had some guy name I will not mention as was as I was a new member and made a mistake was acting like the stargazers lounge police lol 

Hi guys and girls I’m new to this forum so apologies in advance for any mistakes etc.anyway I consider myself an intermediate amateur Astronomer with a twist Any way for you beginners out there or more advanced I’ve spoken to a few people in past who have had a few initial alignment procerdre problems and believe I’ve come up with a little perk so to speak as some folks have trouble eyeballing the star in centre of eyepiece for goto mounts either in azimuth or equatorial mounts  and if you haven’t got a cross hair illuminated eyepiece at your disposal I’ve come up with a simple little trick and love and behold it seems to work!? All you need to do is with your favourite eyepiece when aligning is drill a approx a 3-5 mm hole in centre of eyepiece cap most are plastic then place back on eyepiece as your aiming your scope at bright stars anyway this allows a lot less margin for error regarding the object is more bang centre of eyepiece and I’ve used this method on my Meade 12” ACF a few nights ago and I must admit objects do seem to be closer to the centre of the eyepiece by a good 15-20% kind regards