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Old 19-November-2007, 04:55 AM
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I would go with the EQ mount. The problem with a motorized dob for photography is "field rotation". Since neither axis of an alt-az dob is aligned with the earth's axis, the stars off center will streak (small arcs). There are "work arounds" involving short exposures and stacking software.
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