Re: [APML] Astro-Physics Field Flatner

[steve banbury <banburys@sonic.net>]

Hi Dan---thats a whopping big scope for that mount.
I'll put my money on balancing being extremely critical.
Perhaps if you set it up so the motor is bucking against the weight
trying to pull it west you'll have better luck. But only a very little
amount of imbalance---less than a pound or so. 

steve

D Kaestner wrote:

>Hi Steve,
>Yes!
>Orion does sell the scope with the Atlas/EQ3 mount also!
>May not be in the catalog but its listed on there web site.
>I bought it as a Dob but then got the mount a month later.
>
>Dan K.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On
>Behalf Of steve banbury
>Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 7:26 PM
>To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
>Subject: Re: [APML] Astro-Physics Field Flatner
>
>Hi Dan---I'm confused.  I checked the Orion catalog and the XT10 in the
>catalog
>is shown as a 10 inch Dob.  Are you saying you have a 10 inch dob on an
>equatorial
>mount?!
>
>steve
>
>D Kaestner wrote:
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>>Steve,
>>I have the Orion XT10 with the 80mm guide scope!
>>That puts the mount at its limits! To say the least!
>>It's rated at 40 lbs.
>>
>>Dan K.
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