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Originally Posted by peter_4059
Neil,
The 50kg quoted is the weight of OTA etc without the counterweights. I've got a 10" Schmidt Newt, 50mm guide scope, QSI683ws8, parallax rings and Losmandy dovetails on my EQ8. All up it would be in excess of 20kg of imaging equipment. It takes two 10kg counterweights to balance this. Here's a link to a photo of my gear before I got the EQ8.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...e.php?a=193547
I'm getting good guiding results with mine - RA RMS 0.8-1.0 arc seconds, peak 2.7-3.4 arc seconds. I think seeing plays quite a significant part for me as I'm in a built up inner city location.
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I Peter - I wonder how it would go with an OAG?
I have an EQ6 & I find that 1 in 20 frames is lost because I see the guide graph
goes off by 2 to 3 divisions where as it's normally +/- 1 division.
It must be because by an inaccurate worm drive but it's still more then usable.
At least I can see the guide graph when that happens & immediately cancel the shot & delete it.