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I'm torn between getting one now or wait for the S50 Pro.

Any opinions? Do you expect it to be far below Vespera in terms of potential? I guess at least the price will be way better, but it might take until end of year for it to come out.

Also other recommendations or "news" are welcome. Maybe the Dwarf 4, but afaik that one is not even announced.

Btw: I know you guys have a bias, but that's welcome! 😄

Or is it "buy two scopes if you want to do that" kinda thing? Because the very cheap SV555 already outperforms almost all enormous setups (in size/weight/price/result) out there, so why even bother getting a big scope and then using it for AP, if those small units already do a tremendous job?

Would you nowadays say, that if you wanna do both, get separate devices and keep one for visual only?

Is this even possible? It's mainly for visual but also for astrography (ignore camera stuff in the weight limit though).

I figure something like the AM3, a carbon tripod and some very well crafted APO refractor.

Would be curious what you would get if you had 5k USD of budget.

I'd appreciate replies that take the newest tech into consideration. To make the setup time as quick as possible (auto-align, goto, enter a planet and it should automatically aim towards it).

Tripod: TC40 (ZWO)

Mount: AM7

Will a slight breeze jiggle and wiggle the 160 scope like a roly-poly toy? Or will that still be solid for astrography use. Or would that require a heavier mounting setup?

I'm a bit unsure if I would regret "only" getting the 140. But I don't want to upgrade mount and tripod.

Tripod: TC40 (ZWO)

Mount: AM7

Will a slight breeze jiggle and wiggle the 160 scope like a roly-poly toy? Or will that still be solid for astrography use. Or would that require a heavier mounting setup?

I'm a bit unsure if I would regret "only" getting the 140. But I don't want to upgrade mount and tripod.