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Originally Posted by [1ponders]
Hi Pete.
If you are finding the the camera end of the SCT is too heavy to achieve Dec balance then you might want to consider a counterweight to go under the nose of the SCT. https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=7588
As you would have a vixen style dovetail already under your scope you would only need the counterweight and saddle. Though having an extra dovetail is always handy  |
Thanks for the thought Paul. My scope is a schmidt newt so it has the focuser/camera in the same place as a newt rather than at the back like a SCT.
But I think you are right about getting the weight-distribution right. I'm now thinking of adding weight on top of the scope directly opposite the camera.
So if the primary end of the scope is A and the secondary/focuser end B and the focuser is 1 and the guidescope side 2, I suspect I need to add weight to position B2 which I can achieve by slipping the guidescope up. That said, when the scope swings oddly, I feel I should add weight to the A2 end. It may well be that the weight distribution will change depending on where in the sky I am pointing.
I expect SCT people don't confron this issue.
Or perhaps I am trying to talk myself into a new OTA!
Pete