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Old 07-08-2012, 04:21 PM
sailorbebop (Nick)
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I'll have to check out those eyepiece.. There are so many to choose from and I really don't have a clue what I'm looking for.

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Originally Posted by sil View Post
Can't help with mount advice, I've decided to stick with the manual mount and learn about how to better balance the scope and isolate vibrations more. I also find manually finding targets and tracking helps me learn where things are, how much of the sky the eyepieces cover (so using the Sky Atlas I have a better idea what to look for through the eyepiece), and how fast the sky moves across the eyepiece.
I'm not looking at getting a GOTO mount, just a drive motor so 1) I don't have to keep turning the RA knob. 2) I can better assess my polar alignment (my subject should stay centered if i'm accurately polar aligned)

Maybe it's because my scope is light, but i don't really have vibration or balance problems; the scope balances nicely and only vibrates in strong wind or when i turn the focuser (for a couple of seconds).
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