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Originally Posted by masraum
If only doing visual observation, and with a small scope (4" refractor or 5" reflector) that won't really support super high magnification (100x-200x max), the tracking is less of an issue.
My second scope was a manual Newtonian OTA on a Dobsonian mount. No tracking.
I think Equatorial mounts or more complex, heavier, and more expensive than a similar Alt-Az mount, so at this level of scope, probably not ideal. Unless you're doing AP, I don't see an Eq mount as a necessity. My first scope that was a 102mm Orion was on a camera tripod.
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Steve, you are right.
I have been out of stargazing for quite some time living in LA. Not much sense dragging out the telescope if all you can see is the moon and a planet or two.
I haven't really seen the Great Nebula in Orion in years.
Now that we have a place where it actually gets dark, it is becoming an interest again.
I should have said Alt-Az. On higher magnifications, objects move out of the field of view too fast.