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Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
Hi Stu,
yep, the HEQ5 should handle an 8" dob tube, just take the side bits off the dob if you think they weigh a bit and find some rings to mount to a dovetail.
I have an 8" 1000mm focal length BD200N on my HEQ5 and its fine for AP, once I get my guiding cranking, I can take some shots longer than 30 secs with my DSLR to really get some tight stars.
Should be sweet.
Cheers
Chris
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Thanks for all the comments guys.
With regards to guiding, as a total noob in this field, is this the mount doing it's thing via the goto functionality or do I need an extras bit of kit that I am unaware of ?
I might be naive but I thought
OTA + goto GEM mount + dslr = AP Setup
Thanks
Stu