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Jittery, Unstable Mount

Started by danhereford, 12/16/2010 10:37AM
Posted 12/16/2010 10:37AM Opening Post
I have an Orion Xt10 telescope with a dobsonian mount. It also has a telrad site.

It has been next to impossible to get this telescope lined up to see anything. In the event that something is located the telescope moves. It's very unstable. It immediately starts to droop even when the mount screws are tighted as far as they can be tightened, I still have this problem. Forget changing lenses. Once an object has been located. It will knock the unit out of alignment. And breathing on it even moves its field of vies.

Can you help me figure out what I'm doing wrong?
Posted 12/16/2010 01:13PM #1
Dan Hereford said:

I have an Orion Xt10 telescope with a dobsonian mount. It also has a telrad site.

It has been next to impossible to get this telescope lined up to see anything. In the event that something is located the telescope moves. It's very unstable. It immediately starts to droop even when the mount screws are tighted as far as they can be tightened, I still have this problem. Forget changing lenses. Once an object has been located. It will knock the unit out of alignment. And breathing on it even moves its field of vies.

Can you help me figure out what I'm doing wrong?

Dan: Something doesn't sound right. Can you post a photo of the way you have it setup?

Do you have a heavy finder or something???

Jon