clock-drive eq mount with 30 pound payload?Posted By Anthony Barreiro |
I'm considering buying an Explore Scientific "David Levy Comet Hunter" 152 mm Maksutov-Newtonian reflector to replace my 150 mm Orion Newtonian reflector. But the ES Mak-Newtonian weighs 25 pounds, probably 30 pounds with eyepieces etc., and that would be too heavy for my Orion EQ-3 mount.
I would like to find a non-computerized equatorial mount with a clock drive that could carry a 30 pound load. I enjoy finding objects in the sky the old fashioned way, and I don't want to lug around the extra weight of a 12 volt battery for a go-to drive. The non-go-to equatorial mounts seem to max out at a 20-pound payload.
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I would like to find a non-computerized equatorial mount with a clock drive that could carry a 30 pound load. I enjoy finding objects in the sky the old fashioned way, and I don't want to lug around the extra weight of a 12 volt battery for a go-to drive. The non-go-to equatorial mounts seem to max out at a 20-pound payload.
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
