I've been an amateur astronomy for about 38 years. In about the last 3 years I got into astrophotography about three years ago. Last month I purchased an Orion HDX 110 and this was the first picture I taken using it. I am very impressed with the HDX 110. This thing is rock solid!!. And despite what some people have said its is still portable. This is my first submission to the Orion website. Almost every piece of equipment I own is from Orion. I also have a Atlas mount. Love it Too!!