@catherineryanhyde
One of my favorite observation targets. They galaxy pair show reasonably well in. My 6 inch #rft and my #nexstar5. #m81 and #m82 are even visible in my 60mm refractor.
@rambaut
My ETX90 is used in equatorial mode. My NexStar 5SE is used in alt/az mode. The NexStar has an equatorial configuration, but it's clumsy to implement.