Hey everyone,
I recently decided to get into astrophotography, and figuring out what mount to buy is a huge pain in the rear. I have a Meade DSI pro for guiding, an Orion DSCI II for imaging, a WO ZenithStar 80 II ED APO for imaging, and I will be ordering the Orion Shortube 80 OTA pretty soon. Of course there are the cables and mounting rings as well. Without cables it totals at 13.26 pounds.
To my main question. Should I go with the Sirius or Atlas mount for astrophotography? I have heard that you should never exceed half of your mounts weight rating when planning to photograph. Of course the Sirius has a rating of 30lbs and the Atlas has a rating of 40lbs. Is it worth the extra $350 to step up to the Atlas. The Atlas also weighs an extra 33lbs. Weight isn't a huge issue, but is it really worth stepping up to the Atlas? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
David
I recently decided to get into astrophotography, and figuring out what mount to buy is a huge pain in the rear. I have a Meade DSI pro for guiding, an Orion DSCI II for imaging, a WO ZenithStar 80 II ED APO for imaging, and I will be ordering the Orion Shortube 80 OTA pretty soon. Of course there are the cables and mounting rings as well. Without cables it totals at 13.26 pounds.
To my main question. Should I go with the Sirius or Atlas mount for astrophotography? I have heard that you should never exceed half of your mounts weight rating when planning to photograph. Of course the Sirius has a rating of 30lbs and the Atlas has a rating of 40lbs. Is it worth the extra $350 to step up to the Atlas. The Atlas also weighs an extra 33lbs. Weight isn't a huge issue, but is it really worth stepping up to the Atlas? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
David