Mount Arrived!!!

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

I can know call myself an EQ6 owner!

My EQ6 arrived at the Snake Valley Post Office today. Boy O Boy it is heavy! Both Packages.

BOTH PACKAGES!!!!!!!!

There is supposed to be 3 packages!

Ok, what is it with Australia Post????

Houghy sent 3 packages from his end from the same Post Office at the same time, and yet Australia Post, in their proffessional way, have managed to deliver 2 of them today and no sight of the third.

The Tripod didn't arrive!

So my poor lonely looking Mount Head, counterweights and Hand Controller are laying on the floor looking very forlorn and detached

As I have nothing to mount the Head on, I can't temporarily set it up and learn to use the Hand Controller.

Oh well, Mondays Post is only a few days away. I can sit and look at the Head until then. And read the instructions on the Hand Controller. I suppose that is a good thing as it has stopped me from assembling it all and trying to GoTo with it in the loungeroom 'before' I read any instructions.

Stoopid Australia Post

But I'm still excited to get the parts that have already turned up
and it's cloudy anyway

[matt]

Hey Ken...

2 outta 3 ain't bad, or so Mr Loaf reckons

The mysterious goings-on at Australia Post remain among the Universe's great mysteries and being devotees of the Universe and all its contents we must appreciate that

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by matt

Hey Ken...
The mysterious goings-on at Australia Post remain among the Universe's great mysteries and being devotees of the Universe and all its contents we must appreciate that

Matt,

Australia Post does seem to fit the 'Universe' mould. It has a Black Hole where mail seems to get sucked into the Void

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Couldn't help myself!

I had to take a pic of EQ6 next to it's little baby brother EQ1.

The EQ1 is what I have been using for some of my imaging!!!

Can't wait to see what the EQ6 can do in the stability area.

[matt]

Yep. That's about the size of it

She's a beefy unit, no doubt about it.

The funny thing is you soon get used to it and it feels kinda small!

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

good stuff Ken, you should be happy with it, wow at the size difference.

It's funny though, it isnt that big after you use it a few times.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by matt

The funny thing is you soon get used to it and it feels kinda small!

Originally Posted by Astroman

It's funny though, it isnt that big after you use it a few times.

I'll hang the EQ1 around my neck on a necklace so I can always remember just how much BIGGER the EQ6 is

[xelasnave]

Its a sign...get a pier whilst you have a good excuse.
Great stuff Ken you will be happy with the mount I am confident of that.. I found mine better than all expectations smooth as and not wiggles when manually correcting... the reason my other mount was always unguided was because if you corrected it showed in the photo.. not so with the eq6..
Gee it sure is a pity you have it sortta there but really cant use it ..never mind another week or two wont hurt... assuming the tripod turns up..I dont know I would order a pier for it just in case something really goes wrong at Australia Post and they have lost it.
Alex

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Thanks Alex, good advice mate

but if I could afford to buy a pier I would've bought the brand new EQ6 Pro and had it Courier delivered

But, the way I am, no doubt I'll have it mounted on something by tomorrow afternoon

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

pier hmmm I got one for sale Told ya I'd swap it for an ED80

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Astroman

pier hmmm I got one for sale Told ya I'd swap it for an ED80

But can you deliver it by 10pm tonight

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

I couldn't find the polar scope, so it must be the model that came out waaayyyy back when the EQ6 didn't have polar scopes.

Found it! It's under the domed cover

[leon]

Nice carpet there Ken. oop's didnt see the mount

Congrats Mate, cheers leon

[davidpretorius]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Couldn't help myself!

I had to take a pic of EQ6 next to it's little baby brother EQ1.

The EQ1 is what I have been using for some of my imaging!!!

Can't wait to see what the EQ6 can do in the stability area.

great piccie mate.

just take the bugga out and mount it up. make the boys work for the pocket money by holding it still.

i want to see a steady 30 second exposure of orion!!!

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

I just tried to mount it on the EQ1 wobblitronic aluminium tripod

Luckily it won't attach, I'd hate to see it all come crashing to the ground

Geez, getting desperate and Monday is daaayyyys away!

[Striker (Tony)]

Wasn't there something on the news about a tripod getting run over by a delivery truck...I could be wrong...lol

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Striker

Wasn't there something on the news about a tripod getting run over by a delivery truck...I could be wrong...lol

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[h0ughy (David)]

Ken i am sorry the tripod hasn't arrived, at least you have the important bits. Funny (not har har either) how they got separated from being all together in the one spot?

I take it you are happy with the mount thus far?

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Ken i am sorry the tripod hasn't arrived, at least you have the important bits. Funny (not har har either) how they got separated from being all together in the one spot?

I take it you are happy with the mount thus far?

Houghy, You betcha !!!! I keep looking, touching, picking up, imagining, smiling etc etc.

Oh, and smiling more

Thanks mate!

[Striker (Tony)]

I heard somewhere if you caress and massage your mount while it's young it's easier to polar align through those teenage years.

It needs love Ken.