[Startrek (Martin)]

My newts have been orientated with guide scope on top , focuser / camera off at 2 o’clock and finder off at 10 o’clock since I started the hobby.Balancing this orientation was fairly straightforward.
I’m considering changing this set up after 4 years to focuser / camera underneath at 6 o’clock and removing the finder ( only slip in the shoe if I need it )
I’m thinking it will improve the centre of gravity with the additional mass on opposite sides of the axis and minimise inertia to a small degree

Whether it improves PHD2 guiding at the end of the day only testing over time with prove that.

Also I’ve tried balancing slight east heavy , west heavy and neutral, with no discernible improvement in guiding stability ( probably due to using belt driven mounts which have had backlash tuned out as best as possible )

I welcome any comments in regards to scope orientation and balancing in particular with imaging newts

Thanks