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Originally Posted by wildlifesnapper  Hi,
just been looking at some skywatcher telescopes and I've noticed the huge price difference between dobsonian mounted scopes and EQ mounted of the same size.
Are dobsonians easy to track objects with? ( just for viewing,not photography) I have used an EQ mount before and find they are straight-forward once set up, but never tried a dob.
What are the pros & cons?
Thanks
Neil |
I've been given the use of dobsonian mounted scopes before and have always found them to have the tracking problem which goes with any altazimuth. It's a pain, to put it mildly, but if you're not all that worried about photography, then you might tolerate it. A Poncet platform can go a fair way to resolving this.
In their favour is the fact that they are usually very stable. This comes from the weight/low c of g - but which in turn gives you a problem with mobility and transport!
All in all I prefer an equatorial for the sheer simplicity. You're one step ahead of things already.