Jjmorris90 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Hi everyone. i just got a Bresser 152L 1200. Wondering what mount I would need for imaging. I’ve seen a few heq5. Wondering if that would be heavy enough for the scope. I have an eq5 pro but I don’t know if that is pushing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighty2112 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) Don’t do imaging but sounds like your scope at 11kg is already at the max limit for imaging with the HEQ5 pro, so with any additional equipment fitted may make it too much. Scope weight Mount max imaging load Edited August 28, 2022 by Knighty2112 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlaiv Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Not sure what you want to image, but that scope is not the best choice for imaging. If you want to try deep sky astrophotography - then you would need something like Eq6 to hold that scope stable. Besides weight, which is at the limit (but doable with compact scope) - that scope is way too long for mount like Heq5. For planetary astrophotography - heq5 would be more than suitable as in that case you don't need very precise tracking. Just keeping planet in FOV is enough and that can be accomplished with even EQ5 class mount. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighty2112 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Took this moon shot earlier this month with my heq5 pro mount using one of my ‘fracs, so as vlaiv says it is OK for planetary/lunar or solar imaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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