Re: atm modifiy dobs
Stephen Tonkin (astro@aegis1.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 08 Aug 1995 19:13:30 GMT
In message <199508081436.JAA27560@intellinet.com> bruce mcmath writes:
> Forget doing Photography with a 10-13" scope on a Mead 6" mount. It would
> be quite a challange to do it with the 6". If you want a larger visual
> instrument the dob would be fine. However, if you want to try your hand a
> photography i would recomend that you start with some piggy back on the
> mount you have.
Hmmm -- do you think the mount is up to it?
I would personally put more faith in a hand-driven Scotch mount (I
often do!) -- a decent one on a stable base can track for 10 minutes
with no discernable error.
They are dead easy to make -- a simple afternoon's work, even for a
workshop incompetent like me.
Clear Skies,
Steve <sft@aegis1.demon.co.uk>