Dave I make sure I rotate the camera so the belts are horizontal, before I start capturing. Only takes less than a minute to get it right. Because of field rotation it needs rotating every time I reset the platform.
I have been thinking about rotating camera, but am a little fazed about the constant left right, up down movement I have to do with my alt/az dob driver hand guider.
Each time it will be different, left will be right, right will be up, up will be 45% up and right and so on..... but then I am a tough little aussie who should meet the obstacle head on!!!
ah yes, that's an issue for me when I have to nudge my dob to get the planet back in the FOV. After a few hours i'm pulling and pushing in different directions.
But once it's back in the FOV and horizontal again, I use the speed adjustment to keep it in the FOV, as long as it's not drifting up and down which is a real pain.
someone should invent something that only has one degree of movement....you know....like maybe tilt it to celestial equator and then just let it turn with the stars..
You could even put this new contraption on three legs and call it a mount of some sorts.
maybe a celestial equator mount or a maybe just an equatorial mount for short.
I wonder why someone hasn't suggested this piece of equipment before....
David,
I've been grappling with the same problem of late. My SCT is in altz set-up and the planet needs regular nudging to keep it on the chip. If you rotate the camera you need oblique adjustments, the altitude motor runs less freely than the altaz and it's especially complicated when you're viewing near the zenith for an altaz mount. I've been giving uip and rotating in Photoshop.
