Does anyone use the MSM mount for shooting Milky Way and deep space objects? Curious how it is with long lens usage in particular. I have looked at the Ioptron skyguider mount and would also appreciate any experience with that mount as well.
I've never heard of the MSM mount, but I have used Ioptron mounts and they are good quality.
Ditto on MSM, but I do have a SkyGuider and a Skyguider pro. Both work well, I’ve only used the sKyGuider with an 85mm lense on a canon, the skyguider pro I’ve pushed with a William optics 71mm scope and it handled it well.
Europa wrote:
Ditto on MSM, but I do have a SkyGuider and a Skyguider pro. Both work well, I’ve only used the sKyGuider with an 85mm lense on a canon, the skyguider pro I’ve pushed with a William optics 71mm scope and it handled it well.
Thanks - that is the tracker that I have been considering - skyguider pro. Do you use a separate guide scope/camera setup? The ASIair looks interesting for better guiding with that setup. Also, is the WO 71 the new redcat scope? I have read some unflattering reviews on the redcat 51, mostly rampant quality issues.
I bought a Lacerta MGEN for guiding. I have not had a chance to use it though. At these smaller size FL, you don’t really need to guide, I mostly got it to help remove walking noise. I’ve been to Ltd that since it guides in RA, the dither will not work for walking noise, I’ve yet to test it out, but I’m hoping they are wrong.
The WO is the 5 element Star version.
I actually just bought the MSM mount kit. Heard about it from
www.nationalparksatnight.com on their gift guide this year. Watched a couple videos and decided it was worth a shot. However, it has been cold enough to freeze the balls off a pool table, so I have yet to use it.
stogieboy wrote:
I actually just bought the MSM mount kit. Heard about it from
www.nationalparksatnight.com on their gift guide this year. Watched a couple videos and decided it was worth a shot. However, it has been cold enough to freeze the balls off a pool table, so I have yet to use it.
😂😂😂. I can understand that after living in the NE for most of my life. Now in SC!
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