Use for Simple Eq Mount

[stareee nitez (Abe)]

I have a beginners 114mm Newtonian with an Eq mount ( minus weights) that I have no use for. Its not worth much on the open market.
Any Ideas what to do with it or who might want it?
Abe

[Steffen]

You could always give it away to a worthy cause, like a local school. The problem is that those flimsy EQ mounts are really difficult to use, so you may not actually do them a favour…

If the OTA is decent it may be worth turning into a table-top Dob.

Cheers
Steffen.

[ZeroID (Brent)]

I modified the spider on my old 114mm to reduce diffraction spikes and it's actually quite a reasonable astrograph. Had to adjust mirror height a bit for focal length. Pretty easy.
The EQ mount is sitting in the garage gathering dust though. I had thought of using it for a widefeild camera mount where SCP alignment and tracking accuracy is not so critical. I added a motor to the RA drive so it actually doesn't do too bad. One rainy day I'll sort it out and give it a go.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

The scope can be used for a guide scope or you can build a little dobbie base for it and then gift the scope to someone who will use it.