Anyway, I wonder what you all think about the above scopes in
comparison to the Pronto - is there enough of a performance boost to
make an net expense of $700-1300 make any sense? The *primary* use of
this scope (or any replacement) is my grab and go wide-field scope.

Maybe to some people the considerable expense is worth the change, but not
for my money and I doubt that you're sold on the idea or you wouldn't be
asking. The Pronto is a very nice scope (I have one), but if you want to
see anything, you could do better. How about a 6" Chinese refractor and a
chromacor? For about $1,500 you have a good performing refractor with
respectable aperture.

Al


"Chris Greene" wrote in message
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OK, I have a Pronto which I've truly enjoyed owning and using.
Recently I was all set to buy a TV85 when I was told by Dave Nagler I
wouldn't see that much of a performance pop between it and my Pronto
and would want a 4" to get a good step up. However, the Tak guy at TNI
said the 20mm boost of the Sky90 would be quite noticeable.

While I also have an ST80 and a C8, it seems the Pronto is my goto
scope most of the time. I mostly like looking at stars and the moon
with a little planetary and fuzzies thrown in (but I do have the C8
for aperture). While there is some color on the higher powers, this
Pronto is pretty good in that regard.

Anyway, I wonder what you all think about the above scopes in
comparison to the Pronto - is there enough of a performance boost to
make an net expense of $700-1300 make any sense? The *primary* use of
this scope (or any replacement) is my grab and go wide-field scope.