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Originally Posted by Mike21
Thanks Carl,
I've seen those gyro set ups on tech programmes on tele. Apparently they are useful in calming the motion of smaller boats for pewkers. When the boat is anchored (and maybe at other times too I can't remember) the engines drive these massive fly wheels which actually drastically reduce the motion of small(ish) boats; smaller than ocean liners anyway.
Thanks for your answer.
Do you know anything about cruises designed for astronomers on non-gyro equipped liners? Is eclipse photography possible without the gyro?
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I took an LX90 on a cruise ship once, for the hell of it, we had an outside balcony, fantastic for visual, sunsets and looking at shore lines etc, but a complete waste of time for photos, at anytime, parked or not, constant movement, and this crusie ship was "stabalised". Eclipses with a DSLR would be possible with very short exposures and stock lens.