Tim Killian wrote:
I own the Tak EM-1 and EM-10 GEMs, and they take roughly the same
time
to set up if you include a crude polar alignment. Their wood tripods
are
a cut above the aluminum-legged version used by Celestron, but
they're
much heavier and not nearly as portable. I've not seen or used one of

the alt-az mounts like the Gyro, so I can't offer any comparison.

thanks, I'll consider it.

2 things out of curiosity:

I have heard celestron undermounts their larger OTAs, realisically how
much can it carry if I decide to upgrade scopes.
and 2
how noticable is the tracking compared to the tak mounts?