Controller for a CG-5...Necessary?

Hey all,

I was wondering if is necessary to have a controller for a CG-5 mount?

If it is not necessary to have one....why do they make them?

And if they do indeed make them...where can one find one?

Roger in wet & windy Tampa

The new version CG5-DX has go-to, if that's what you're talking about. I liked it not for go-to but just for the convenience of motors. I'm a lunar guy and it's easier to press a button than constantly working the slo-mo controls.

...Which is probably why they have motors for the old version as well, because people like little conveniences.

As for finding one, try here:
http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=571&m=