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Old 19-08-2021, 03:22 PM
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I was desperate..

Because my pier and other EQ6 are in Ballarat and I am in Melbourne... I had to do something to avoid setting up and dismantling my transportable mount every now and then..
So I cut a piece of wood, machined it to fit into a pipe that served as mount for radio-telescope antenna (which is also in Ballarat now) and mounted my LXD75 on this...
It can be left outside, covered with plastic bag. Or lifted together with wooden insert an placed back in almost the same position every time.
Mount is fixed in place with one M6 screw, that splits the wooden insert and keeps it firmly in place inside the ø76 mm pipe..

Good enough for wide fields and possibly my Canon 400mm f/2.8.
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Old 19-08-2021, 03:30 PM
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Nothing wrong with that. I once forgot my counterweight on the field and had a log with gaffer tape on the shaft.
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Old 19-08-2021, 03:55 PM
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Nothing wrong with that. I once forgot my counterweight on the field and had a log with gaffer tape on the shaft.

Once I used spanner and some other unidentifiable objects..
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Old 19-08-2021, 04:11 PM
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Perhaps a blessing in disguise...you may find yourself experimenting with short exposures and high iso and radical noise reduction procedure and that can only be productive.
Good luck.
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Old 19-08-2021, 04:34 PM
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Perhaps a blessing in disguise...you may find yourself experimenting with short exposures and high iso and radical noise reduction procedure and that can only be productive.
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Yes.. but the main idea was to keep an eye on RS Oph.
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Old 19-08-2021, 06:53 PM
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Nothing wrong with that. I once forgot my counterweight on the field and had a log with gaffer tape on the shaft.
And from the people who brought you 'Bush Mechanics' now bring you 'Bush Amateur Astronomers' showing you how to solve common scope and mount problems with inventive, wacky and unpredictable bush repair techniques.
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Old 19-08-2021, 07:35 PM
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And from the people who brought you 'Bush Mechanics' now bring you 'Bush Amateur Astronomers' showing you how to solve common scope and mount problems with inventive, wacky and unpredictable bush repair techniques.
My guiding was on the Amish side though... nothing to brag about.
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Once I used spanner and some other unidentifiable objects..
https://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/...d.php?t=188924
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Old 20-08-2021, 08:30 AM
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Very agricultural. Well done.
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