kid rok Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Hi all I was wondering how to mount a guide scope on to a orion optics 8 " newt and what I would need to do it Thanks carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 You could mount both scopes on a side-by-side plate or, if your tube rings have flats on the top, you can put on a rail spanning them both and mount your guidescope to that. There is no need for adjustable guide rings with a fast guidescope like the ST80 and a modern guide cam. These Baader clamps (top left) are incredibly useful and clamp onto Vixen Synta dovetail. http://www.baader-planetarium.de/sektion/s03/s03.htmIf you fancied a finder-guider it could go where your finder lives but being finderless in imaging is a pain.Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studio1one Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Hi,you might want to read this thread of minehttp://stargazerslounge.com/beginners-help-advice/159546-advice-attaching-my-guidescope-my-main-scope-threadsize-please.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kid rok Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Brill just what I was after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc-c Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 This is how I've attached mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Malcolm's system is what I'd go for, though I might add one of those Baader clamps between guide scope and rail. This enables you to slide the guide scope forwards and backwards to fine tune the Dec balance, something I find pretty useful. Sliding a big Newt in its rings is not ideal and, for whatever reason, I don't find the Dec balance totally consistent from night to night or in all directions on the sky.Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmahon Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 If you fancied a finder-guider it could go where your finder lives but being finderless in imaging is a pain.OllyWhy does anyone need a finder?Set up, polar align, move to target, take a picture & plate solve, align on plate solved coordinates, move mount to target again, check framing and go with imaging run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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