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area51
21-01-2017, 11:45 AM
Gidday i have a skywatcher 127 mak perched on an eq5 pro synscan mount all that i recently purchased as i want to get into astro. My question is i want to hang my d300 nikon off it and it is a tad heavy. If i balance the scope well will this be ok and not to much stress for the gearing? I know webcam and ccd are the go but i would like to give this a bash first. Cheers Tony
raymo
23-01-2017, 05:43 PM
The EQ5 will be fine with that load.
raymo
area51
23-01-2017, 09:21 PM
cheers for that.
Tony
bigjoe
23-01-2017, 10:40 PM
Had an eq5 myself starting out and that same Mak ; a piece of cake for this mount!
bigjoe.
area51
24-01-2017, 07:13 AM
Thanks mate for that, damn wish i had seen your 180 mak earlier. Cheers Tony
bigjoe
24-01-2017, 11:08 AM
[QUOTE=area51;1292177]Thanks mate for that, damn wish i had seen your 180 mak earlier. Cheers Tony.
Yes Tony .Too bad , as its a cracker of a scope for planets, even for planetaries and globs.
Wish you well with your endevours!!:thumbsup:
cheers bigjoe
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