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Originally Posted by Pepper
Thanks Alex and Martin. It’s the 8inch f5 newt.
Tracking is noticeably worse than with my refractor on board But not tooo bad.
I’ll give star tools a look, gimp is a bit above me, won’t give up on it though.
I’m gonna need a new mount anyways Alex. I’m starting a new job out of town on a farm and astronomy is definitely on the cards, so the eq5 will go live out there.
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Steve
If your considering a new mount for the 8” f5 can I recommend an EQ6-R
I have two of them, one in Sydney to carry my 6” f6 newt and the other at my retirement place on the south coast nsw to carry my 8” f5 newt
Can I boast and say best all round 20 kg class mount for the money, belt drive nice and quiet , almost zero backlash , I use EQMOD and Stellarium for Goto and tracking , doesn’t miss a beat , dead on target every time
Still use the handcontroller just for Polar Alignment only
Martin