Jonathan_Shields Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I have been getting into EEA with a 6 inch goto dob and have found that alt-az is fine for 8 second exposures and have heard about people getting 15 secs with no trailing on alt-az. You will get some field rotation effects at the edges but for observing an object as opposed to astrophotography its not an issue to me. If you do want to save an image they are easily croppable. That said obviously equatorial "mode" gives you the flexibility of longer exposures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro74 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Jonathan_Shields said: I have been getting into EEA with a 6 inch goto dob and have found that alt-az is fine for 8 second exposures and have heard about people getting 15 secs with no trailing on alt-az. You will get some field rotation effects at the edges but for observing an object as opposed to astrophotography its not an issue to me. If you do want to save an image they are easily croppable. That said obviously equatorial "mode" gives you the flexibility of longer exposures. Hi yes I won’t be using eq mode for now and I will definitely be saving the images I take - thank u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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