Hello all,
I have a Tak FS 102 mounted to a TV Gibraltar mount with skytour. Its a perfect quick grab setup for casual visual work. The trouble is the scope gets so unbalanced when I change eyepieces or try to view an object in a different altitude in the sky that it is a major pain the rear to deal with. My question is has anyone seen or developed themselves a counterweight system for the tube of a refractor that can help to offset this balance issue seemingly inherent in refractor AltAz set-ups? Or is my 102 just plain to heavy for this mount.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kyle
I have a Tak FS 102 mounted to a TV Gibraltar mount with skytour. Its a perfect quick grab setup for casual visual work. The trouble is the scope gets so unbalanced when I change eyepieces or try to view an object in a different altitude in the sky that it is a major pain the rear to deal with. My question is has anyone seen or developed themselves a counterweight system for the tube of a refractor that can help to offset this balance issue seemingly inherent in refractor AltAz set-ups? Or is my 102 just plain to heavy for this mount.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kyle
