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Old 07-12-2022, 08:09 PM
toc (Tim)
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Originally Posted by muletopia View Post
Bart. you might consider a Mesu Mount 200. Several IIS people have one.
Mine currently carries a Mewlon 250 with a large guide scope and a permanently mounted 200 mm focal length scope for SharpCap polar alignment.
The mount is controlled by Sidereal technology servo 2 which is very powerful and ASCOM compliant, it is found by Aastroart NINIA and Nebulosity with no problem.
Load capacity for imaging ~50 kilos.
PHD2 guides it nicely.


Chris
I wouldn't recommend the Mesu based on personal experience - not going to say too much more, but the lack of any kind of local support is a serious problem in my opinion. YMMV.
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