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Old 29-01-2022, 09:04 PM
Startrek (Martin)
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Originally Posted by glend View Post
In my later years of Newt imaging, I oriented the tube/focuser pointing down, so that the weight of the camera, filter wheel, hung down the axis of the counterweight bar. Guide scope on top of the tube, centred. Weight the set up slightly east heavy, as I pretty much always imaged to the eastern sky to zenith. This served me well on open newts.
Glen,
Thanks for your experience

Cheers
Martin
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