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[Ted Hauter]

Is there anyone else mulling this over? 

I mean 4,0000 can be better spent. Or can it? 

Everything I've seen and read says to wait til a better product comes along that will truly be a smart telescope. Meanwhile, I want Hickson 50 like Phil Harrington imaged to compare to his Observing. Plus AI scope might be next year or 10 years wait. We never know, or do you?

[Mark Wagner]

4,0000 is truly an incomprehensible amount!

[Ted Hauter]

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[Alex]

It's a shame to Apple that their reader app can't auto-format text on the screen in 2025 (it's cut off on the right side). Sorry, I don't even bother reading when I hit that issue on the first line, it makes me dizzy if I continue, so I can't follow your arguments or facts. But $4k (assuming 4,0000 is typo and is actually $4,000) should be considered a bargain for an AP rig. I remember seeing a $15K figure for an entry-level DSO imaging rig just a few years back. Although I also have spotted the "AI" wording. That's most certainly just a must have hype word for selling "motorized mount" and/or "wavelet filtering presets" for 5-10x more than it is actually worth today.

[Ted Hauter]

4k seems like 40k for that.

I might prove myself wrong.

I read its useless.

I  see a major advantage to be apart of the sky using comparative observation.

On Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 9:52 AM Alex <alex.k...@gmail.com> wrote:

It's a shame to Apple that their reader app can't auto-format text on the screen in 2025 (it's cut off on the right side). Sorry, I don't even bother reading when I hit that issue on the first line, it makes me dizzy if I continue, so I can't follow your arguments or facts. But $4k (assuming 4,0000 is typo and is actually $4,000) should be considered a bargain for an AP rig. I remember seeing a $15K figure for an entry-level DSO imaging rig just a few years back. Although I also have spotted the "AI" wording. That's most certainly just a must have hype word for selling "motorized mount" and/or "wavelet filtering presets" for 5-10x more than it is actually worth today.

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[Ted Hauter]

I could also Amazon payment plan from Adorama for additional
$3,600  interest.