Newbie here
Jul 16, 2019 12:11:19 #
Jul 16, 2019 15:45:42 #
stephen901
Loc: Leander, Texas
Thanks, I think this should be fun and interesting. Although I'm hoping to find a group like this here in central Texas.
Steve
Steve
Jul 16, 2019 19:13:08 #
Jul 16, 2019 20:01:44 #
Welcome Stephen, I am also into astrophotography and I have two types of trackers: a Sky Watcher Star Adventurer and a Ioptron CEM 40. You mentioned the Dob and a EQ mount. Well, the Dob is a monster and it would be hard to mount on an EQ mount (EQ means equatorial). It is just too big, lengthwise. My friend has a 16" Dob and he has to use a step ladder to observe anything near the zenith. Great scope, but a real challenge to use, he even uses a motor drive on both the azimuth and altitude axes. However, he cannot use it for astrophotography since it is a Alt-Az mount instead of an EQ mount. You would need a permanent pier to mount it and be restricted on what you can see and a HUGE EQ mount to use with it. Again welcome and look at the astrophoto section for other people's work and advice. RFB
Jul 16, 2019 20:09:49 #
Stephan, a follow-up question; does your Meade have a GOTO hand controller on it? If it does, you can attach a camera to it, but it must be very light since you cannot balance the scope out with the present mount, which happens to be an ALT-Az mount. Will not work well with long exposures. RFB
Jul 16, 2019 21:00:02 #
stephen901
Loc: Leander, Texas
Wow thanks RFB. this is good information. I wasn't really sure what kind of mount to use for the DOB. I didn't plan on using it for astrophotos, just for deep sky views. Need to find a motor like the one you spoke of.
Yes my Meade has a goto controller. Still having trouble with the alignment process. So when I found Jupiter and it's moon the thing didn't track properly. Need to go through the manual again and work on the alignment thing.
Thanks for replying.
Yes my Meade has a goto controller. Still having trouble with the alignment process. So when I found Jupiter and it's moon the thing didn't track properly. Need to go through the manual again and work on the alignment thing.
Thanks for replying.
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