Hi. Any advice on balancing the scope with extra equipment. The balance is great until I add a Canon 500D. Tracking goes crazy. Mount screams in pain - not really lol but if I re-adjust everything and check the balance, I would have to re-align, but I cant see anything, so the camera comes off to use the eye piece which changes the balance. Live view on the camera is only good for really bright objects. The alignment stars are not bright enough. -
Im just going around in circles. I can add a 1.25kg weight and slide the tube, but this screws up my fine tuned alignment too and I can hardly take the weights off else it will fall over. I need a solution that I can attach to the primary mirror end of the tube to even out the balance. I Think
Skywatcher 8inch Reflector HEQ5 Pro Mount
Beenleigh QLD
Thanks. Some useful ideas would be most appreciated. I wonder what other people do to balance their equipment.
