My new setup :-)

[amus]

Skywatcher Explorer 150P EQ-3 PRO GOTO,

Filled upp the tripod legs with sand, alot more stable now :-)

Just got my skywatcher 80T to use as guide scope and attached my modified hp-hd 4110 webcam to it, will try to guide with it ( first try)

Got a Philips ToUCam Pro webcam attatched to the finderscope and a modified canon eos 1000D, and i put on a SkyWatcher Auto Focuser and its pretty good, you dont have to tuch the focuser :-)

Now i am all set and sitting here waiting for it to stop snowing :-(

I want to try it NOW !!!

[wookie1965]

nice set up the 150p is a great scope.

[Brian Nordstrom]

Nice set up , it will perform very well . On the filling of the legs I have done the same thing with the GSO/Astrotec Voyager alt/az under my little Takahashi and yes it makes a huge differance in stability for sure ! .

One more thing I put a cap of silicon rubber ( from a tube ) about 1 inch thick on top of the sand in the legs so there is no chance of any of it escaping during transport and set up .

Brian.

[crazyjedi]

It'll be good to see your results (when the weather clears) - I have the same scope. I got around the wobbly legs issue by swapping the mount for the Celestron CGE-5 which has much heavier tubular steel legs - If I filled them with sand, I may well put my back out moving the thing.

Another way to avoid wobbly legs is to drink less wine or beer before viewing sessions

[crazyjedi]

You must let me know how things turn out. I have the same scope and would love to know how good it is for AP. I was going to get a little apo for imaging but if my trusty Newt performs well I could save a bucket of cash

[amus]

The weather is just [removed word] here atm, not a single good night :-(

[VigdisVZ]

Hey there! You got your polar scope fixed up? That's a nice lil rig you got there, I think I know who sent us those clouds now

[Daniel-K]

payload over load

[DMouse]

payload over load

I agree, the mount isnt gonna be happy with that load. I have an HEQ5pro and I wouldnt put a guide scope that big on it.

Clear Skies

Paul

[ollypenrice]

Most Newt imagers, I think, rotate the tube to put the camera pointing back towards the counterweights.

I too think you're pushing the mount pretty hard. But who knows?

Olly

[kirkster501]

A nice set up. Congratulations. So we can blame *you* for this rubbish weather then? ;-)

I am thinking of buying a 150P for a play with a Newtonian as well.

[stuartjones]

Lovely set up you have there, will be interesting to here how you get on with it.

I have a new set up to and have had not one clear night to date to test it out but rain being the problem.

All i want to do is go out and play

[Rossco72]

Mount, mount, mount for astro photography......

Good luck with your setup

Cheers

Stuart

[amus]

Maybe to heavy i dunno, i havent tryed it yet :-( .

But i ordered a 9x50 skywatcher findscope to, so i can change and use like the just the 150 tube or just the 80 tube or 80 tube plus extra piggyback camera to :-)

[mdhardy01]

I have a similar setup with a 200p and heq5 and I'm fairly certain I'm under mounted but have managed 3.5 min subs guided with no trailing so give it a go and see what happens

Just stick to calm nights for imaging though

Matt

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[crazyjedi]

First things first.. Let's get shot of the cloud and go for a test shoot.

[Daniel-K]

i would not attempt to PA with all of that on those bolts would probably just bend in two. that is a very good setup for AP just the mount thats worrying have you tired slewing the mount with the scopes on?

[kirkster501]

You can drop a little weight there - and wind surface area - by ridding yourself of the ST80 finder scope. You don't need a finder for your guidescope.... Also the 45 degree diagonal on the ST80.