TomBee

I'm using the 150PDS and there are some obvious light leaks from the primary mirror mount.
As earlier stated this design helps to cool down the mirror and tube quicker.

I always use a soft elastic cap before I start a session to minimize this problem. 

Dejligt observatorium!
I am thinking about building something similar in my backyard (Nyköping about 100 km south och Stockholm) for my 150PDS och HEQ5.
 

This market is really strange and this time it seems to be the end of Meade
 

I'm using my SW150PDS Newtonian on a HEQ5 as primary telescope and it works well as long as it isn't too windy outside.
Weight of the OTA with everything mounted on it is just around 8 kg. 

OTA mounted here for both visual and AP use which makes it a bit harder to balance...

I'm powering my HEQ5 and EAF from my AAP as I was curious if it should work but I haven't experienced any problems so far.

The voltage seems constant and the temperature is normal.

On 24/09/2020 at 23:51, JamesF said:

I think it's easier to get past tight spots if you're slewing at high speed, so it might be worth reducing the speed and checking it's still good.

James

This was true for one of the mounts I've used.

Everything looked ok when checking (with "high" speed) but with the problems always became obvious when using normal tracking speed.

Tommy

I think I was around ten (1976-77) when I bought my first telescope (an 60x600 akromat) and started to watch the sky.
Two years later I started to experiment with AP using my brand new Canon 35mm DSLR-camera using different home-made trackings solutions.

After that I tried some other scopes but it was quite recently I (re)started my interest.

Right now I using a Skywatcher 150pds on a HEQ5 with 50mm Orion-miniguider and ZWO 120mm mini.
I've skipped my "astrolaptop" as I invested in a ASIAIR pro with works lika a charm if I am not using the onboard WiFi
Usually observing the sky from my Bortle 5 backyard...