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"Many thanks for the input so far. On the subject of the mount: All the Celestron scopes I used as examples come on their CE5 mount - A heavy duty EQ mount, they say suitable for up to an 11\" SCT.  So I'm assuming it should be pretty steady &amp; not maxed out with a 6\" or 8\". The mount gets reviewed here Celestron CG-5 equatorial Go-To mount | Sky at Night Magazine  On the budget:   I know there are going to be limits with what I can do within my budget -- but that's what I've got and my options are start within this budget and eventually upgrade .... or do nothing! The C8-NGT is £799 here ... Celestron Advanced C8 NGT Telescope   (or the 6\" version is £699 on the same mount). Obviously I'd shop around for best price and there are Skywatcher equivalents, but is this spec of scope a good starting point? It's below budget, seems to have an acceptable mount, should be OK for visual and at least let me get started on imaging .... but at 67lb is it too heavy to be realistically mobile, or are there better options within my budget ? Thanks again ... Al \n"
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