New telescope

[Richard]

I used to have a WO 80 Zenithstar the blue one its made great fantastic focuser , but a friend had a SW 102 ed which blew it away , same price here , in my country the WO scopes are just overpriced Here is a picture in comparing it with a 80mm celestron relatively cheap scope

[chris_g]

o as I see it, you are squeezed between a mount that places an upper limit on payload, and already owning a capable optic that suits your mounting. I have a suggestion. It’s above your stated budget, but take a look at the Sharpstar Hyperbolic astro graphs. 6” f2.8. Not sure how much they cost in your part of the world. The retail price in Australia converts to about UKP 1800 so you would have to wait and save up for the extra expense. The OTA weighs about 4.5kg and with camera and small guider would sit well on your current mounting. This is probably the biggest aperture astrograph you can place on your mount and carry securely for AP.

@Mirrorgirl

I've seen these OTA's. Actually, in stock too, they are nice scopes, really wide field! And super-fast that supports full frame, if and whenever you decided to upgrade your camera. Save your pennies, I wouldn't swap an OTA for another OTA of the same aperture for any reason, unless I was willing to sell the first one, but that's me. Good luck!

https://agenaastro.com/sharpstar-130mm- ... color=6323