Skywatcher Quattro imaging Newtonian 10"

[RoloFanatic]

Hi all,

I'm thinking of buying this scope but cant find the weight anywhere online.

I'm thinking of mounting it on an HEQ5 SynTrek mount but i'm not sure if the mount is good enough to hold this OTA steady because as you can probably guess i'm planning to try my hand at astrophotography.

So is this mount good enough or will i have to rethink my options?

Looking forward to reading your replies,

Thanks

btw i'm probably going to have to get the steel OTA

[Martin 2]

C/F 14.5 kilo

Steel 15.5 kilo

Please research the Quattro, collimation is critical with these telescopes

martin

[lukebl]

I'd say the HEQ5 isn't sufficient for the 10", particularly if you want to get into imaging. I just about managed it with a 200P and HEQ5, but is was close to the limit. You need an NEQ6.

[RoloFanatic]

So would the HEQ5 be able to handle the 8" instead of the 10" then?