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Hello again EQ6-R users,
I will be using my new SW EQ6-R Pro mount with a SW Esprit 100ED for astrophotography using a Canon 600D as a main camera (in the near future with an ASI1600MM-Pro.) and a QHY5III-178M as a guiding camera on a 60mm F/3.6 guidescope (see picture attached)
For now. I would appreciate if you guys could share with me typical setting used in EQMOD (ASCOM options, ASCOM Pulse guiding, etc) and/or PHD2 (MnMo, guiding algorithms, etc) so I can use them as starting point. Guiding will be done via ASCOM (Not ST-4). Capture software SGP.
Thanks in advance & clear skies,
Diego
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Thank you Robny and Geeklee for your comments! Appreciated!
I also sent a message to Sky Watcher about this issue and this is what they replied: Your mount sounds fine. We use stepper motors and as they slow down they can make that sound.
Thanks and clear skies,
Diego
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Hello All,
I just bought a brand new SW EQ6R-Pro mount for my SW Esprit 100ED. Today, I powered for the first time after installing the scope and other accessories. I controlled the mount using EQMOD and slewed to different positions without inconvenient. However, one thing I noticed was a “weird” noise (both DEC and RA axes) at the end of each slew (see video attached). Do you consider this normal? Should I be concern/worry?
The mount was well balanced in both DEC and RA and the power supply voltage was 13.8 VDC.
Thanks and clear skies,
Diego (Calgary, Canada)
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I've been thinking in buying the Sesto Senso to motorize the standard focuser of my SW Esprit 100ED however, I have hesitated because this motor drives the fine focuser and not the coarse one. I know all these focusers can experience different levels of slippage and that this can be somehow addressed with the backlash compensation feature envided in some softwares.
The other option I have considered is the FocusCube from Pegasus Astro. The advantage of this one appears to be that it is coupled to the coarse focus knob.
Comments/thoughts about either option?
Thanks, Diego
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Thanks Miguel for your comments! I am familiar with PHD2 configuration and with my AP Mach1, but not so much with the EQ6R-Pro via EQMOD. That's why I am looking for some advises from more experience users like you.
Regarding the counterweights, I knew that 2 wouldn't be sufficient based on my experience with the AP Mach1. You can see in my picture all the counterweights I was using to balance the SW Esprit 100ED. When I took the picture, those counterweights were still in the position to balance the Esprit. My scope is lighter than your Esprit 120ED however, it is loaded and it's also tall. I was thinking in adding one more counterweight however, I will see how my guiding is based on this configuration.
The AP Mach1 mount is for my 9.25 Edge HD (Imaging at F10 or F7). I still don't have a permanent setup and normally I have to go out of the city to get descents skies. My goal is then to take both scopes and collect all the data I can.
By the way, nice rig you have there!
Clear skies, Diego