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Old 27-12-2019, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by foc View Post
Might not some of the payload 'confusion' for this less commonly used mount be the difference between using the mount for visual purposes in ALT-Az mode versus imaging in equatorial mode.

In visual use there is considerable variation among users on how steady a mount must be to satisfy the user and it would also vary whether you were using a short tube or a long tube etc.

I have assumed the HEQ5pro would be the sturdier mount in general, but I would hope that the belt in the AZ-EQ5 would mean that it was a little smoother if used in its comfort zone for scope size. Oops..read the offline comment now, I do not men to extend any arguments..
Nah, not an argument Ross...just a discussion. I'm just going off the SW page (which doesn't mean it's right)... I've only asked to move it offline so that Tony & I can hopefully back & forth a bit easier without tying up an entire thread...l

SW states that the payload of 15kg for the AZEQ5 is (Astrophotography) so, I assume they mean in EQ mode but, I don't own one so... totally respect Tony's views since he has one...
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