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Old 05-01-2006, 03:59 PM
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Where to mount a Guide/Auxillary Scope?

Dear imaging reflector owners,

I spent about 3 hours going through members postings and googling for another 2 hours and I have come no closer to an answer!

Where is the best spot to mount my Guidescope/Auxillary scope on my 12" Newt?

It will very soon be used almost exclusively in an EQ mount, and to help you with suggesting a location my guide/aux scope has a diagonal.

During my search I found these Guidescope positions used by members. As you can see, they vary.

Gary Beal- Centre
Trufflehunter - old 8" Newt - Centre
Mick Pinner - 10" Newt - Centre
Eddie Trimarchi - 6" Mak/Newt - Centre
Narayan - 8" Newt - Rear
Paul Ponderosa - Refractor - Centre
Ambermile - Reflector - Front, opposite side of mount

Also, should I mount it directly to my 12" OTA or to the mount by brackets?

Any help on how and where to mount my Guide scope would be appreciated. Is there a reason for so many 'Centre' mounted guidescopes: balance, ease of use etc?

P.S. I can't buy any parts so please don't suggest that I buy certain Items. I will have to make anything that I may need. Thanks!

Last edited by ballaratdragons; 05-01-2006 at 05:29 PM.
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