vash
07-10-2007, 11:43 AM
Well, I just bought myself an EQ6 Pro and managed to get it out on the Second Night of owning it!, I would have thought it would have been raining or something for the next couple of weeks.
I must say though this is a big step from the Heq5, (Requires a bit more then put it down load it up and go). I'm really impressed at how it all works, Very tech.
I had a few hurdles to overcome, When I was doing the star alignment I thought Antares was a good candidate choose it from the list and away the scope went, only to find the scope was aiming in the exact opposite direction, Took me a little time to work out, first I thought, I put the wrong GPS co-ordinents in, they where right, time was right, oh, wait a minute, the bloody date is round the wrong way:doh:, lets try that alignment again, success.
After that I wounder what sought of exposure time I can get, with out drift aligning I got 2 minutes no trails with the ed80, I was happy with that.
I put the 10" on it later on in the night but couldn't get it balanced, tried everything but I figured out the the weight of the focuser camera and finder scope kept pulling it to one side, so with that worked out I just need a solution, Maybe put some weight on the other side or something.
Anyway, It's cloudy today so It looks as though it maybe sometime for my next night out.
I must say though this is a big step from the Heq5, (Requires a bit more then put it down load it up and go). I'm really impressed at how it all works, Very tech.
I had a few hurdles to overcome, When I was doing the star alignment I thought Antares was a good candidate choose it from the list and away the scope went, only to find the scope was aiming in the exact opposite direction, Took me a little time to work out, first I thought, I put the wrong GPS co-ordinents in, they where right, time was right, oh, wait a minute, the bloody date is round the wrong way:doh:, lets try that alignment again, success.
After that I wounder what sought of exposure time I can get, with out drift aligning I got 2 minutes no trails with the ed80, I was happy with that.
I put the 10" on it later on in the night but couldn't get it balanced, tried everything but I figured out the the weight of the focuser camera and finder scope kept pulling it to one side, so with that worked out I just need a solution, Maybe put some weight on the other side or something.
Anyway, It's cloudy today so It looks as though it maybe sometime for my next night out.