Hi, i was just after a little bit of a second opinion and advise if possible on the Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 weight limit.
I was looking at purchasing a GSO 10" f/12 Classical Cassegrain Reflector Telescope, below is a link to what the scope is, I am looking at getting it from an Australian shop, just this link show what it is better:
https://agenaastro.com/gso-10in-f12-...russ-tube.html
It comes in at 38 pounds, so about 17kg.
I was looking at getting a package deal, the scope and the tripod.
The dealership i was looking to get it from is also adding a third counter weight for the tripod as they said it would be needed, also i will be getting a diagonal as well.
The dealership has said that the tripod will handle this scope ok, I did ask and mentioned about the added extra counter weight of 5kg, Diagonal and eyepieces, and was assured that it would handle it ok.
So i was just interested on a second opinion on this before i decided to put an order in.
Just thought i would ask as i am new to these tripod units, only been using Dobs on goto mounts so far.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Thanks.