New poster here, and in desperate need of informed advice on a mount/tripod combination.
But first a bit of background info, so that you have a better idea on which direction to point me to. I am looking into taking pictures of stellar objects that crosses the sky above where I live. The local street light was a sodium type bulb that cast a orange glow over my garden, and bounced off the walls of neighbouring properties. It was a waste of time trying astrophotography, except of the moon. Especially since I use cameras, not a scope. So no chances of trying out astro type filters. But not so long ago the local Council replaced the street light with an LED light. That has improved the accuracy of the visibility tremendously. But I am also close to a railway line, so the ground does shake from time to time, even in the middle of the night.
Taking into account all of the above, I started looking for a decent tripod/mount combination that might be able to handle to terrain conditions. That includes quick dampening or absorption of ground shake. Due to limited visibility from city lights compared to the great outdoors, a goto mount would be an advantage. However, looking at pictures of the say the Skywatcher EQ35, everything on that goto mount is electrical. I don't see any way of making manual adjustments without having to grab the controller. So I am looking for a goto mount that can be manually moved in both the horizontal and vertical position. The latter is to give me the option to quickly move the head to a different location manually, instead of relying on the motors. I did come across one on the internet, but I forgot to bookmark it for reference. For some reason I keep thinking that it was an EQ5 that had been updated with a motorized system. The setup will be used for astrophotography using a camera. I am not thinking of a telescope at this stage. I have put my spending limit for the mount, dovetail, battery pack, etc at £700 max. But now I need advise on which mount to look at... Any takers?