Hi All,
Well, I spent 2 nights over this past weekend attempting to resolve some guiding/mount issues. As for the mount? It's an 12" LX200, so we don't expect too much from it..I did regrease both the RA and Dec drives which have seem to help. But the major difference was adding a 2 1/2lb weight to the left fork arm. I can now get good balance in both axis's.
As for the guiding issues?? They are still present, but quite a bit improved..well, at least I have it down to the point were it WON'T move off the guide chip!
Here is 1 image I've been trying to get for almost 2 years...Not the best, but I thought it was okay, considering the poor trans and less than average seeing, and a 1/2 full moon about 4 degrees to the west of where I was imaging.
Details can be found here:
http://members.cox.net/ecdon/m16.html
Thanks for looking,
Don
Well, I spent 2 nights over this past weekend attempting to resolve some guiding/mount issues. As for the mount? It's an 12" LX200, so we don't expect too much from it..I did regrease both the RA and Dec drives which have seem to help. But the major difference was adding a 2 1/2lb weight to the left fork arm. I can now get good balance in both axis's.
As for the guiding issues?? They are still present, but quite a bit improved..well, at least I have it down to the point were it WON'T move off the guide chip!
Here is 1 image I've been trying to get for almost 2 years...Not the best, but I thought it was okay, considering the poor trans and less than average seeing, and a 1/2 full moon about 4 degrees to the west of where I was imaging.
Details can be found here:
http://members.cox.net/ecdon/m16.html
Thanks for looking,
Don
Attached Image:
Don Spencer
http://members.cox.net/ecdon/astrophotography.html
