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Old 17-08-2011, 09:25 AM
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Merlin66 (Ken)
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I used the PST mounted on a basic single RA drive EQ2
A small dovetail held the PST, rough "polar" alignment and a bit of "fine" tuning using the drift of the suns image.
Std sidereal tracking rate
Worked 100%
Now I have a HEQ5pro set up for solar with a dual bar, so I can have either the double stack SM60, 88mm modded PST or the SM60/PST double stack alongside a 100 f5 Baader white light scope.
I use a small table, 60 litre grey plastic tub, with the lid hinged with gaffa tape to hold the laptop and an ol' dark sheet thrown over to keep out the light.
Worked well for the last five years.
(The attached image shows the double stcked SM60 on the ED80/EQ2 and the Vegemite controller)
HTH
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