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Old 08-09-2013, 01:11 PM
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Alt/Az base

Maybe this has been discussed before. I'm looking for a simple solution to piggyback my QHY9 on top of my newt so I can do Ha while imaging color at prime. Now I have the ring and camera mounting sorted out. The only thing I need to do is point the QHY9 to the center of the field I image with the newt. So without breaking the bank is there an existing small tilt base I could insert between the camera mounting ring and the scopes ring so I can have a basic pointing system. Doesn't have to tilt massively. Just enough freedom to point in the same area. I think a ball joint will be too weak and flexible. The QHY9+ring+lens is about 800g. Thanks for any pointers.
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