HEQ5 PRO with SW 150 pds

[valleyman]

Got a HEQ 5 Pro and want to mount a SW 150 pds on it with a Opticstar 80s  guide scope  along side on a dual saddle.

Will be using a QHY 8L as the capture camera and a DMK for the guiding.

Is the Mount big enough to take the combined weight of items mentioned?

Pat

[JKB]

Hi

I use the 150P on HEQ5 with ST80 as guide-scope.  150PDS as far as I know isn't much different in terms of weight around 5kg for the OTA

Cheers

Jamie

[steppenwolf]

I would have thought that this would be fine. It's when you move to a 200PDS and guide 'scope that things start to get a bit marginal.

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[valleyman]

Thanks for the replies, seems the way to go.

 

Pat

[lensman57]

Got a HEQ 5 Pro and want to mount a SW 150 pds on it with a Opticstar 80s  guide scope  along side on a dual saddle.

Will be using a QHY 8L as the capture camera and a DMK for the guiding.

Is the Mount big enough to take the combined weight of items mentioned?

Pat

Hi,

Yes.

A.G