I used to have one on my 3" rich-field refractor, which I now use for birding, and it was a treat to use, but I left the batteries in it and they corroded, and I never replaced it.

My new scope is a 4" f/5 equatorial from Orion, which I've upgraded with a 9x50 finder. It usually gets me where I need to go.

When I lived in Califoirnia I used to have an 8" f/5 Equatorial Newtonian, but the light pollution here in Lauderdale made it a totally impractical instrument. I needed somehing more portable, and suitable for planetary work.

I would like to specialize in visual Deep Sky observing, but the nearest dark sky site is out in the middle of the Everglades, and that is a pretty dangerous place to be in the middle of the night.

That really loooks like a nice rig you've got there, and a nice set-up for it.