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Started by Brianpope, 11/17/2005 10:35PM
Posted 11/17/2005 10:35PM Opening Post
Okay,
I have been dabling in this astro for couple years. I was wondering what the deal is with my sct fork mount. It vibrates like heck when u touch it. I know their is the road of electronic focusing which I seem to be headed down.
So, my ? is, with the other type of mounts How are the vibrations to settle down? I have seen the sct's like the celestron that are not fork mounted, is that a better mount than the forks? I have heard that dobsons are rock solid,but I dont think its practical for me to have a 12dob vs my compact sct. What are the best solid mounts styles out there?
I have my sct on a concrete pier in my shed.
thanks for input, I just wanted a check before i get into the motorized focuser expense.
Brian