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You can't move the OTA further forward? You might have to invest in a longer dovetail bar.
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I tried that... it seemed to make it worse, as the weight distribution shifts forward further to where the camera is.
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Hmmmm....sounds like the perfect job for rotating rings. Maybe when you get to where you want to image you can loosen off the rings and rotate the tube until it's balanced. Not having a newt I'm not sure how practical this is.
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Havn't thought of that option...
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It might be a good idea to weigh the camera and fittings, then attach that much weight on the opposite side of the tube, towards the mirror end, where you have the bottle. Speaker magnets that stick to the tube are often used, as they can be positioned to suit. Some use sand in a bag. The tube will have to be re-balanced in the cradle. The counterweight obviously would then have to be dropped a bit on the dec shaft to re-balance, with locks off.
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So do you mean that I havn't got enough weights on that? I will try more weights, but that would mean that the mount would hav to carry more... At least the positionw here the bottles are now is correct...?
Thx guys