A newbie to astromony

[mapstar]

welcome and clear skies

[nephilim]

Hi Mark, are you sure your mount is the EQ1, the Skywatcher 130 comes with the EQ2, I wouldnt have thought the EQ1 mount would be able to cope with the 130m, if I'm wrong i'd still say its really at the limit there & i'd suggest either filling the legs with sand and/or putting a sandbag on the leg 'spreader' (or just on the crossbars where the tray should go if you havnt got the tray) It'll give you a bit more stability & stop it vibrating so much when the wind gets up or when focussing.

Steve

[Khw]

Welcome mark, enjoy your scope and SGL , kev