Tak on a Windowsill (EQ9 mount)

[hughgilhespie]

Hi,

In my recent thread on waterjet cutting I mentioned that I needed a quick and dirty AltAz mount to help with setting up my FSQ106ED. Eh voila - he is here! No doubt I will be getting requests from all the major mount manufacturers for details of this revolutionary product - however, the secrets are revealed here for the first time!!

As you can see, a minor height adjustment was required before full operation was possible but after that - yesssss! A view of Dartmoor through a ZWO ASI1600MM. Both cameras working, filter wheel good. Altogether a much happier chappy now.

Hugh

 

 

[Pig]

I thought I had misunderstood the thread title for a minute ? it will be a Tak on a hot tin roof soon.

[Alan White]

That looks a very Tak-tile mount Hugh ?

[Craney]

Tak-ing a walk on the wild side ...... do-de-do,-do-de-do...

[Dinglem]

Couldn't you have taken the photos on a higher setting as the mount looks a bit grainy to me ?

[hughgilhespie]

5 minutes ago, Dinglem said:

Couldn't you have taken the photos on a higher setting as the mount looks a bit grainy to me ?

If I could, I wood!

[Grotemobile]

Sky Watcher eat your heart out. We can build  hi 

tec mounts in this country. Who needs China .?