Which guide rings, dovetail etc needed?

[Astroblagger]

Hello i have just recieved an st-80 for guiding, im planning to use it to guide a megrez 72 which by the way has a foot rather than rings? on an heq5 pro.

Would anyone know which guide rings and dovetails i would need to get? Or does anyone have a similar setup. (how is yours connected) Can i get rings to fit a megrez 72?

[ollypenrice]

Maybe just go side by side? I never need to move the ST80 to find a guide star and just rotating it sideways if ever I did have a problem would be enough. So I would save money on rings and gain rigidity, using a sise by side plate.

Olly

[Astroblagger]

Thanks for the advice olly, can you reccommend a suitable side by side plate. do you think it will work out cheaper getting a side by side arrangement? Am i right in thinking the megrez foot and st-80 will just slide straight in to each side of the bar. How do you find ballancing it?

[shaunster]

Yes they should just slide straight into the bar

Have a look at ADM dual mounting bars, they are very good quality

[Astroblagger]

They look very expensive! for what they do. Iv also got a 200P do you think this will hold the weight with guide scope side by side?

[shaunster]

They look very expensive!

Well you dont want to skimp and buy poor quality mounting hardware

it will hold the weight of your newt, but when imaging it might all be a bit too heavy for the HEQ5