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Originally Posted by AlexN
You'll find you'll notice the resolution, I wouldn't discount the Skywatcher 8" newt mate..  As far as the weight on the mount... Point the focuser of the newt either straight up or straight down to minimize the offset weight of the focuser... As far as lightening the load on the HEQ5, I'd say the first thing you should consider is an off axis guider... Its the best way to drop a few pounds off your setup without sacrificing.. If anything, you'll see better results with an OAG than with the external guide scope...
When the QHY9 shows up, if you have any CCD related questions, don't hesitate to ask mate... If need be you can come up and spend a night under the stars (if we can see them through the clouds) to run over some things... |
I do aim the focus in towards the mount pretty much at the moment, but it could rotate some more if I'm desperate I guess. Its convenient where it is currently because the OTA and guidescope just fit in the storage box though. Don't get me started on OAG'ers Alex, or the wife will kick me out I reckon! I"ll have to make do with the QHY9 for quite a while I think.
Thanks for offer re getting together too. I'm looking forward to another fun learning year in 2010 - lets hope the weather behaves before too long. I suspect Barambah will be on us before we blink next.....