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Hi Morton.
I had a NexStar mount with my Celestron NexStar 102 f6.5 SLT refractor
which I calc. about 4cm longer than your Megrez.
The big problem is the tripod, very flimsy.
Also the tripod is quite short, too short for a refractor.
You will be on your knees a lot of the time.
I took the mount off the supplied tripod and put in on a surveyor's tripod. This made it a lot higher and steadier.
Still not the best. A long scope like the 102 put a lot of turning force on that little mount every time I touched the focuser end.
Also the altitude axis is always engaged so you cannot balance the scope while it is on the mount
unless you have marked the balance point/points beforehand. Balance was not critical but it did help the goto pointing a bit.
To me this is a mount for stumpy SCTs or similar.
gb.
Last edited by gb_astro; 25-03-2010 at 08:59 PM.
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