Hi there, my first post so please be gentle!!
I have a skywatcher synscan goto AZ mount and have been trying to find out if it is possible to use this on a wedge and effectively convert it into an EQ system for better imaging and to eliminate the problem of field rotation in long exposures.
Up to now I didn't find anything positive on this but have been giving it some thought and want to ask for comments on my idea.
I was thinking that if you set up the observing site in the controller handset to be at 90'N then all visible objects are circumpolar and therefore when tracking at siderial rate only the azimuth axis will rotate. If the mount is then fitted to a correctly set up and aligned wedge it should track as an EQ system.
Obviously the goto function will not work but you should still be able to use the alt and az axes to point to objects.
I suspect I may be missing something obvious, and perhaps someone else has already thought about or tried this. If it is not going to work it would be nice to know and would save me going to the trouble of constructing a wedge.
Thanks in advance for comments/suggestions.
Rod