Wind Speed

[joselin]

Does anybody know what the max you can view in before it becomes a real problem ?

I've got an EQ6 and 10 newt.

Thanks

[mik]

Depends on how many baked beans are about sorry.

[Sam]

I would think with a 10" you're going to have quite a bit of vibration at reasonably low wind speeds. When it's a bit windy it might be worth putting up a bit of a wind break, like a ground sheet between two poles.

[brianb]

Obviously this is another question that depends on your mount.

If it's any help at all, I find 10x50 bins on a solid camera tripod will be usable in any wind I can stand & force 5 is uncomfortable with a fork mounted SCT (forcing removal of the dew shield in order to reduce tube vibration ... fortunately heavy dewing is unlikely in breezy conditions) ... visually, at low/medium power. Wind vibration is a problem with lighter winds at high power & especially if long exposure imaging is attempted.

For imaging, if your site is draughty, moderate to severe "overmounting" will probably solve most of your problems e.g. 80mm refractor on an EQ6, 20cm SCT on Paramount.