Hi guys. I've started taking interest in some small galaxies etc and i’m pushing the limit of my 683 focal length. I’m looking to get a celestron edge hd 9.25 but wanting to know from real life experience if it’s going to be a waste of money for me. The issue I have is the wind. I live in perth, western australia… one of the windiest cities in the world. I have an am5n and a geoptik hercules wooden tripod so it’s very sturdy. I have next to no issues putting my svbony 122 refractor out most nights, but i’m worried i’m going to end up spending the 7k aud or so on the edge set up to find that I can only use it a handful of times a year. According to Google the average wind is 20km over the summer months but obviously real world experience would be a better gauge. I don’t think it would be practical for me to build an observatory.
Has anyone got any hands on experience with this or is the wind not as much of an issue as you would think with these SCT?
Is there any other issues with this scope that I am overlooking for these hot climates?
Thanks
