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I am looking for your experiences with these mounts. I'm planning to buy a C9.25 evolution. But, the C9.25 evolution mount bothers me, as I've read some reviews with issues on using a diagonal for objects at the zenith. The CPC twin fork looks better, I guess, but then I'd have to get a separate mount (heq5) for the ed80 I already have in order to do some decent dsoAP. Given the cpc version is about a £1000 more than the OTA alone, to me it makes sense to get one mount to cover them both. Obviously, a heq5 is too lightweight for the C9.25. I'd like to do planetary AP with the C9.25 as well. Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.
If price isn't the issue, wouldn't the az eq be the better fit, dual function alt az and eq Mounting function, holds more capacity aswell, only thing is it cost an extra $1000 aud more here.. You can also manage an adc (dispersion corrector) with it more easily in alt az. You can also get the eq6r to work with putting it on a pier or get an extension to give it some more height.
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scopes :gso/bintel f4 12"truss tube, bresser messier ar127s /skywatcher 10'' dob,meade 12'' f10 lx200 sct
cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
extras : skywatcher f4 aplanatic cc, Baader MPCC MKIII Coma Corrector,Orion Field Flattener,zwo 1.25''adc.starlight maxi 2" 9x filter wheel,tele vue 2x barlow .
