[blueskies123_89 (George)]

Hi all,

ok basically, I'm having trouble balancing the DEC axis with the setup. It's a newtonian, an ED80, and a DSLR.

The weight of the dslr hanging off the focuser is causing me troubles: It can be perfectly balanced when the tube is pointing East-West, but when it points South, the whole thing swings towards the camera facing side (with RA locked). My less than elegant solution, which hasn't worked, was to stick water bottles to the opposite side of the tube, right now it just seems like added weight that isn't doing much.

This is such a common setup that someone must've had a similiar problem that they solved, so help would be appreciated. Photos are attached so you know what I mean.

Thx
George