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Thanks Wavytone, JA, Gnat & ZeroID!
I'm leaning more towards optimising my setup for quick deployment on the ground, spend the money on:
- optimising storage and make it quick and easy to load/unload
- lowering equipment weight and simplifying scope setup
- documenting and practicing the process
It probably involves buying a trailer but it doesn't need to be custom.
Right now I have:
EQ6
EQ3
Steel Pier
Meade 10" ACF SCT
AR102 102mm refractor
Lunt 60
Orion 80mm ShortTube
Nikon ED50
Canon 6D
Canon M6
I was doing planetary visual but I want to branch out and give everything else a go (DSO, astrophotography, EQMOD, guiding...).
I remember lugging the SCT and EQ6 and lifting in to position was a PITA and that was years ago, I'm thinking trolleys, I have always wanted one with a scissor lift...
I have heard adding stuff like this can help:
TheSky, Tpoint, inclinometers, lightweight portable piers, encoders, rotating pier adapters...
Thoughts, tips, tricks?
Last edited by rthorntn; 24-11-2017 at 09:08 AM.
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