froggy Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianb Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 The EQ6 has a load capacity of 25Kg so it'll be more than happy with a 10" and associated imaging gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Some peopel like to really under rate the load capacity of their mounts when used for imaging..I'm not one of them ....Peter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 Hi,Many thanks for all the feedback.Just need to check the scope out. Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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