EQ6 Capacity

[froggy]

Hi,

I am in the market for a new scope. Something like a 10" Newtonian f5.

I am considering the GSO but the weight of the OTA and the rings and finder comes to 15kg. By the time I add the guider scope and the cameras I guess I will get close to 20 kg.

My question is. Will the EQ6 good enought for imaging.

Many thanks for your help.

Vince

[brianb]

Will the EQ6 good enought for imaging.

I doubt the EQ6 is solid enough for long exposure deep sky imaging with any scope bigger than 8" unless you have an observatory to keep the wind off it and a very solid pier. Visually it should be OK with a 10" f/5 Newt but you're pretty close to the limit.

Weight isn't everything, it's a question of where the weight is. A Newtonian has a longish tube with a lot of side area and most of the weight is concentrated at the ends, which makes it hard to handle compared with a SCT of the same aperture, even if the weight was the same.

[steppenwolf]

Hi Vince, the following link on my website gives all my equipment weights.

I routinely image with the 10" Newtonian, ST 80mm refractor (guide 'scope), 300D, 2 X dovetail bars, 4 X large weights and I only ever image - hope that helps.

[Sam]

The EQ6 has a load capacity of 25Kg so it'll be more than happy with a 10" and associated imaging gear.

[Psychobilly]

Some peopel like to really under rate the load capacity of their mounts when used for imaging..

I'm not one of them ....

Peter...

[George]

I have the same setup as Steve (Stepponwolf) and have no problems whatsoever imaging with this setup even in quite breezy conditions, altho I would say its in a observatory mounted on a permanent pier.

[froggy]

Hi,

Many thanks for all the feedback.

Just need to check the scope out.

Vince