P1gzM1ghtFly Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Hi, I'm new to everything to do with Astronomy but I've been wanting to get a telescope for years and now I'm retired and an opportunity came up to get a telescope kit. So here's my. question: it's a Celestron 6SLT with a motorised mount but to me the Tripod seems a bit flimsy, is there any way of stiffening it up? I've looked at a better mount from Celestron but it's way outside my price range having just forked out for the telescope. Any help will be useful. Trev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 On 15/09/2023 at 15:58, P1gzM1ghtFly said: Hi, I'm new to everything to do with Astronomy but I've been wanting to get a telescope for years and now I'm retired and an opportunity came up to get a telescope kit. So here's my. question: it's a Celestron 6SLT with a motorised mount but to me the Tripod seems a bit flimsy, is there any way of stiffening it up? I've looked at a better mount from Celestron but it's way outside my price range having just forked out for the telescope. Any help will be useful. Trev Hanging a bag of rocks/bricks/heavy weights underneath the tripod can sometimes aid stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy-kat Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Welcome And sitting to observe with the tripod legs not fully extended Stellarium is great planetarium app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Geoff Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 I have a SLT mount, and can confirm that the mount/tripod is on the wobbly side for this OTA. (similar weight to my 127mm Mak OTA). You can try various stabilising tricks but the only real answer is a sturdier and more expensive mount/ tripod. The EQ5 or the AZ4-2 will be like scaffolding by comparison with the SLT. If you can track down a used Celestron SE 6/8 mount that somebody doesn't want, your OTA will work with that nicely and the Nexstar software will be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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