Re: Selecting a telescope

John Banister wrote:
IMO, a real go-to has to be able to go. <G> When I use the term it has to be motorized, not pushed like the Orion Intelliscope. Orion does not claim that Intelliscope is go-to and their catalog even differentiates that system from go-to. My point was that a real (i.e. motorized) go-to on the Orion 12" dob, or something similar (and bigger) at an affordable price would be gratifying.

Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought you were suggesting that only "real" GOTOs have the ability to track. That's not always the case.

Clear skies,
Greg

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