Someone (BD?) asked for photos of the scope on my new EQ platform, so here it is..
Tried for my first imaging session on the platform tonight.. A couple of things noticed, while a rough "point south" and rough "that looks level" works ok for visual use to keep the planet in the same spot in the field-of-view (9mm eyepiece), using a ToUcam and 2.4x barlow requires much greater accuracy.
I still found the object drifted through the field-of-view, of course much much slower than without the tracking, but it still didn't stay put for as long as I wished it to.
So next time i'll need to be more accurate when aligning it with south and getting it level.
Unfortunately the seeing was well below average (shocking, in fact) so it's unlikely i'll be posting any of the avi's I took, but it was a learning experience nonetheless.. it's like starting new again!
Anyway, here's my a pic of my new imaging rig
