skywatcher 200p

[davehowat]

Hi,all I've just restated this astronomy malarky .have treated myself to a 5 se grab and go and now a Skywatcher f/5 (‘fast’) Newtonian Reflectors 200p .have tried the 200p on the celestron goto for my 5se and was wondering if anyone else has tried this ,I'm purely visual the 5se has polar wedge and have tried a few shots on camera seems ok

[Shimrod]

3 hours ago, davehowat said:

Hi,all I've just restated this astronomy malarky .have treated myself to a 5 se grab and go and now a Skywatcher f/5 (‘fast’) Newtonian Reflectors 200p .have tried the 200p on the celestron goto for my 5se and was wondering if anyone else has tried this ,I'm purely visual the 5se has polar wedge and have tried a few shots on camera seems ok

You're putting a 9Kg OTA (before accessories) on a mount rated by Celestron for 4.5Kg - sounds like a recipe for disaster! I'd be worried about stability but also the likelihood of motor or gear damage trying to move the long, heavy tube around.

[davehowat]

I Have a eq 5 tripod in attic just can't be botherer when  setting it etc after moving back into house then garden so if the se mount goes ,not too worried as I only use visually think it's worth a shot too see how it performs ...scope and mount for 5 se was only £250 so no great loss as scope is worth that solo

Edited September 6, 2022 by davehowat
misspells

[davehowat]

Ps the mount for 8se was only rated to 12 pounds and the 8 se weighs 13 so celeron must over build it

[davies07]

If you're thinking of doing astrophotography, the 200P is not the right scope,  it should be the 200PDS. I used a 200P for astrophotography on an HEQ5 mount but eventually upgraded the mount to an HEQ6. I couldn't reach focus with a camera until I replaced the stock focuser with a shallow one.

 

[davehowat]

Thanks i  knew the PDS was better but astro photo isn't for me ,purely visual