Re: [APML] counterweights

["Bert Katzung" <katzung1@attbi.com>]

Talk about kluges---last year on a trip to the Sierra, I remembered the
mount, scope, pier, weights...yup, everything except the counterweight
shaft! It was a one night stand, and it was too late when I discovered the
problem to buy a piece of pipe or anything reasonable, so I had to find a
TREE LIMB of about the right diameter and carve it down to fit into the end
of the dec axis and accept the lightest counterweight. With a lot of duct
tape, I was able to use it for visual, but imaging was out of the question.
I wish I had taken a picture of the setup!
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@attbi.com
www.astronomy-images.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Torsten Clay" <tclay@theriver.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] counterweights


> On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, George Anderson wrote:
>
> > I remember seeing on someones website a small article about the time
> > they forgot the counter weights. The solution was duct tape and rocks.
> >
> > George Anderson
> > Montreal Canada
>
> One time in the field I didn't have enough counterweight, so I attached a
> liter-size water bottle. It made a nice (and easily adjustable!) temporary
> counterweight.
>
> If you forget all your weights and have a big mount, maybe a spare tire
> would work?
>
> Torsten
>
>
>
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