Hi Glen,
I have thought about upgrading the springs definitely - the circle for the primary mirror doesn't appear to be moving in this instance though when I rotate the scope on the mount, but I'll def be getting the upgrade kit sometime down the track as well. This test was just with the laser collimator in which weighs a few hundred grams. I had the focuser locked firmly in place when rotating the scope as well. I know what you mean about the cool down of the tube, it's amazing how much the temperature can affect them.
Cheers, Mike
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Originally Posted by glend
Have you upgraded the primary mirror springs? I have had several GSO reflectors and all suffered from weak collimation springs - which allows collimation shift at different attitudes. The old Dob trick of collimating at a 45 degree angle might help, then observe the collimation shift as you change altitude.
Those steel tube scope will also be affected by temperature changes. If you allow proper time for it to adjust to ambient temperature your focus maybe more stable.finally, i would uggest testing with the stepper motor assembly off if you can, yo see if it is slipping. The weight of the imaging equipment maybe causing the focuser to slip. Try it manually with the Moonlight locked , assuming you have a shaft lock model.
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