I have been using an Orion 150 Mak Cas F12 1900mm for a few years now, and it's been great. I absolutely love looking at the planets with it. However, it weighs a lot, and it's hard to find a good Alt Az mount for walking around my yard with. Also, the cool-down time is really long. Switching to this gave me a much lighter scope with a much faster

cool-down time. I'm not an astrophotographer, but I wish I could show you what I saw when I looked at Jupiter tonight. I set up both scopes side by side to test. It has a little less reach but a much more stable/easier/brighter view. Especially at higher magnification. It's about 3. 5lbs lighter and that made all the difference on my SVBONY SV225 Alt-Azimuth Mount I set up on some sturdy legs. I was worried that I would have to downgrade to a 5" but this lighter brighter 6" saved the day. I didn't use the EP or Diagonal it came with, but I set up my Baader Prism Diagonal and Baader Hyperion EP's. Then, I switched the diagonal from one telescope to another. I also want to say that I'm really impressed with the help from Dave Barrett and High Point. It really gave me the confidence to pull the trigger on this and figure out what accessories will work with this new scope. Thanks!

Consistently good service at competitive prices.

Excellent product that matches well with my scope cover of the same material. If I had the chance to change anything, I would replace the Velcro seal with a strong weatherproof zipper, but that’s pretty much it.

I'm just started getting into astrophotography this year, and I started with a Canon DSLR. This is my first dedicated astrocamera, and I'm completely happy with it. My first imaging session was of the Crescent nebula with no filter just to get an idea of what it could do, and I was blown away. The next session was the Crescent nebula with a UHC fi

lter, and I love the results and can't wait to image more DSOs!

What can I say, It does what its supposed to do, and it does it well. <br

HI. dove tail rail to mount 16" OTA.