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Originally Posted by multiweb
Make sure you have a leg pointing south and not one leg pointing north so it takes the whole weight of the counter shaft without any risk of tipping over.
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I have a EQ6 pro with the one leg pointing north and it has never ever tipped over (not even in the recent storms in VIC with the cover on).
This way i can image M42 etc without doing a meridian flip.
I have the legs as short as possible to reduce vibrations but when you extend the legs all the way, it will be a more stable setup because the legs are further apart.
One of the best tips i can give you and you will remember this for the rest of your life if you ever have felt the counter weight shaft ram your "shaft"
As i have had once
So alway's fit the counter weight's first and then the scope/scopes.
As for the stability of a fully extended tripod you could make an spreader that sits almost at the bottom of the tripod, that will make it very steady.