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Old 03-08-2008, 11:05 PM
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An eq6 pro's payload limit is somewhere around the 26kg mark..

This, however, is the maximum you should put on the mount. If you expect to retain some sort of accuracy in the tracking, staying a bit below this weight would be a good idea... I've seen (and many people on here have) upwards of 24kg OTA's on EQ6's, but they aren't stable enough for photography...

If I were you I'd attempt using the 70mm*900mm refractor you have... Theres no reason to spend money until you exhaust all your options in my opinion... give it a go, if its no good, try barlowing the guide camera... you may find thats all you need.... If its still no good, then consider a different guide scope....
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