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Old 12-05-2008, 11:25 PM
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EQ6 GOTO Bar/Rings and Guiding Equip. questions

Purchased an EQ6 today, and tomorrow I plan on purchasing some rings and dovetail plate.

Three questions here..

It was mentioned over the phone with Bintel that the larger the dovetail plate the better, so I was wondering what size is recommended given that I'll probably be piggybacking the new camera for a while, and sometime piggybacking a refractor also.
I think he mentioned a 17" bar would be best for mounting my SW 8" Dob tube on the mount. I'll check tomorrow anyway.

Is there a dovetail bar with camera mounting so I can either mount the camera on the mount or my PST.

Also what additional is needed to autoguide using laptop software such as Stellarium or Starry Night?

Thanks
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