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Old 30-05-2012, 11:46 AM
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hi
I got one from Andrews a few years ago. I think they still sell the mount, so may still have the drive.
The mount/drive is just good enough to allow imaging up to about 10 seconds exposure with reasonable star shapes (with shortish focal lengths and in no wind at all), but it is probably best suited to keeping things in the field of view for visual use. It is even (just) good enough for long focal length planetary imaging with a largish chip (eg QHY5), although it is a pain to keep a planet in the field if there is any wind at all.
regards ray
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