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Old 05-11-2004, 11:21 AM
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Re: EQ platforms for dobs?

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Originally posted by iceman
Hi guys..

Anyone made or bought one of these?

Making one seems like a lot of tinkering, but the effort would definitely be worth it.. Not having to nudge the dob every 10 seconds would be like heaven.
I was working on building one for the same reason you quoted, but after buying a few suitable widefield eyepieces and working on smoothing out the dobs motions, planetary observation wasnt so much a problem anymore.
It makes a big difference having a bigger 'viewing port' instead of feeling like one is looking through a drinking straw.

What you wont get with an EQ platform is accuracy suitable for long exposure photography
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