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Originally Posted by raymo
Hi Graeme,
I have used a friend's Nexstar 8 quite a lot, and was very
impressed with it. It doesn't track well enough for serious astro imaging,
but it wasn't designed for that. I imagine the same would apply to the smaller 6. The 8 is nice and stable; I don't know if the same goes for the 6. Tell us how you go with it,
raymo
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Hi raymo
thanks for the reply, I must say that I'm very happy with the setup so far its good just carry outside with no setup and just let it cool down and start viewing, and your are right its not meant for long astro imaging but the first and only time i have had it out you know clouds and all that stuff. i let it track Jupiter and it stayed in the center of the mirror for 45 minutes till the bats went flat,I find it very stable since its the same mount as the 8"
1st lesson buy a better power source
cheers
Graeme.