Hello dear equipement talkers!
I'm in the process of tuning Min-EQ mount into a portable wide field astrograph.
http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=296&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=6&iSubCat=24&iProductID=296
Going to use it with Digital Rebel for some wide angle shots outside of city lights. This mount is quite flimsy and won't take much weight. My idea is to put camera where the telescope should be and a guiding scope to a counterweight rod thus making it possible to use lighter counterweight and relieve the EQ head a bit. Do you think this will work?
As for guiding scope… I was thinking about using 8x50 finder as a guiding scope. Is it possible to “overclock” finder to higher magnification and use it for this purpose? Meade 8x50 finders are portable, lightweight and reasonably priced. I don’t care for visual quality as long as I’m able to see a defocused star split on four parts.
Thank you for your attention and help.
Denys.
I'm in the process of tuning Min-EQ mount into a portable wide field astrograph.
http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=296&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=6&iSubCat=24&iProductID=296
Going to use it with Digital Rebel for some wide angle shots outside of city lights. This mount is quite flimsy and won't take much weight. My idea is to put camera where the telescope should be and a guiding scope to a counterweight rod thus making it possible to use lighter counterweight and relieve the EQ head a bit. Do you think this will work?
As for guiding scope… I was thinking about using 8x50 finder as a guiding scope. Is it possible to “overclock” finder to higher magnification and use it for this purpose? Meade 8x50 finders are portable, lightweight and reasonably priced. I don’t care for visual quality as long as I’m able to see a defocused star split on four parts.
Thank you for your attention and help.
Denys.
