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https://groups.io/g/jtw-astronomy-users You have all the new information 😉

I have to leave 3 weeks. As soon as I return, I will try to give more data about this Trident mount. But as I said my site hardly lends itself to doing extensive tests with a seeing of 2" to 4" and Schmidt Cassegrain or short scope would be much better than a Newton of 1200mm long! concerning the 2018 data... Mark of JTW had to completely review the mount so that it could have these theoretical data and that’s why it is no longer called OGEM, but Trident which explains in part this expectation. while waiting for a 180 "photo taken without guidance. 54.72 'x 37.24' field X: 0.7922 "/ px Y: 0.7918 "/ px

yes it was my first guiding

.... Continued .... I agree that further testing would be a plus, but unfortunately I don't have the time and weather necessary. The current tests are fine with me (of course I'm improving) for what I'm doing. Other buyers may be able to meet your expectations 😉 Sorry also for my english ! Alain

Yes, I am in the far north of France, on the edge of Belgium. This mount works fine and is fine for me. this Trident mount is perfectly associated with the Onstep controller.

Sorry to have disappointed you, but my setup is not in Chile and therefore observable nights are very rare. I just wanted to show the first tests. Concerning the Goto, the targets are each time in the field of the imager. Some adjustments with the flat solving of APT (Astro Photography Tools) which I personally like and I am ready. And since I only do astrophotography, I don't do 50 goto per night. I just want to make this mount known, say that it exists. I am neither paid by JTW Astronomy, nor by any mount test or comparison organization. Give me an example on a forum of a mount that has been thoroughly tested ... I searched for example on the EQ8-R which interested me and I did not find much and even less with its encode absolute. Once again sorry. The title of this post being "ogem-mount-still-vapor-ware-or-have-they-started-shipping" I just wanted to answer it and I think this post can be closed now. Alain

Note concerning these shots: I live in a valley on the edge of a river, the humidity in the evening is on average 90%.

M76 180"

M33 300"

First test on M27 180 "exposure with autoguiding (PHD2) no processing ASI 294mm Pro camera and Astronomik CLS CCD filter The telescope was not yet very well collimated.

After conclusive tests with the Newton 200, now place for the Newton 300 F / D 4.

not exactly, but you get them an early response on the "JTW Astronomy" Facebook page.

And yes, the TRIDENT exists !! I am waiting a clear sky to perform guidance tests.

Aggressive ??? I do not think and far from me this intention, it is just a development with reliable information. It is not you who is concerned, but just your source of information. not for me but for Phil. Sorry Northernlight 🥴

35Kg ??? yes that's right .... but not for this mount !!! Mark thinks to be inspired by the Trident mount (100kg, recommended 75kg) to make a mount, the Kraken which will support 35 kg .. Like what false news (or rather incomplete information) can quickly spread and cause confusion. "Our next project is the Kraken 35, a portable Trident derivative to carry 35 kg photographically" dixit Mark. Alain