Tachyon wrote:I was considering to buy one from US. I think it's good for beginners or for those who are traveling and need something that fits in a luggage.
Currently, I'm marketing the Vixen - Skypod, is a similar product, but the hand controller comes with LCD screen with the star chart displayed, with the celestial objects indicated, moreover, with the new downloader from Vixen, you can update the celestial objects ie: comets path.
And the other advantage is that you can actually centre the object in the screen and press goto, the obect will be centre of the view. However, after I brought in this product, the response is discouraging.
What I felt is that Vixen Skypod is a more advance product than the Ioptron, and is made in Japan, I need to have some opinion for the product comparison. The skypod can also be bought without the tripod for easy transportation. Need to have more confirmation before I invest into this product and end up using it by myself.....
Robin Low