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Originally Posted by Satchmo
Its more about the length and diameter of the tube having a big moment arm for vibration - I doubt the EQ8 would handle an RC 16 effectively. What do others think ?
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I would imagine that amongst the common designs for a 16" scope, an RC (especially a truss) would have one of the smallest moment arms.
Throw an AO unit into the image train (plenty of bright guide stars with a 16" aperture) and the mount only has to track unidirectionally in RA.
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Originally Posted by RickS
I wouldn't have thought a brick outhouse would have arc second accuracy
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You'd have to record "logs" of a different kind to find out