Making EQ Mounts "Visual Friendly"
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Equatorial mounts are often called "hobby killers" when used by new observers. They're hard to point and offer no benefit to non-long exposure astrophotographers.
Many allow you to adjust the polar axis so that it's level. At this point you have an intuitive, easy-to-point, Altitude-Azimuth mount.
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Well Damn🤦🏼♀️Ive Had My Eq3 For 3 Years And Never Knew This😂,Great Video
Does the EQ3 get "all the way"? (RA axis goes to vertical (true Alt-Az) or just close enough?
@@golookup,I Never Knew You Responded,My Apologies..And Yes The Eq3 Will Go 90deg…Also My Eqm35Pro
@@PafMedic No problem!
@@jeffmartin-g8r,Will The Goto Work Correctly In That Mode For The Eqm35…And On The Nano..It Might Be 1-2 Deg Off…But If Your Just Star Hopping,That Shouldnt Matter..But Thats Pretty Cool,When You Have Someone With Less Experience Around…Why Dont The Big Brands Show You This,lol
A great advice. Thanks !
funny but it looks like a machine gun when you convert eq to altaz. Nevertheless, I must admit that it is a good and smart solution if someone is not happy with the eq mount.
have a sky rifle can complement the dobsonian light bucket Sky Cannon.
Unfortunately in my country practically all refractors bigger than 90/900 mm are sold with EQ.
EQ are NOT all that bad. It's just that there is a bit of a learning curve. And they will always be harder to track a non-celestial object. You can follow a satellite or a rocket launch or a plane or a bird with an alt-az - EQs are difficult for that. The sky is pretty easy, though.
I made a huge mistake buying a new scope (power seeker 80eq). The scope I love, the mount sucks to high heaven. The knobs don't stay on and I lose my target when I tighten my knobs so it won't move. I can't wait to try this. I'm buying something different though....I want something 130mm (not dobsonian) or was thinking of a Celestron Inspire 104AZ.
yeah, "Hobby Killers" didn't come from nowhere. I guess, from a marketing standpoint, "Equatorial" sounds more sophisticated. They are; but disadvantages far outweigh any practical benefit for 99.9% of new visual observers. Take a looks at the Starsense Explorer line: they provide really easy target finding on alt-az mounts.
@@jeffmartin-g8r The 130mm Star sense Explorer looks exactly like what I want! Thanks for the suggestion...Looks good quality too!
@@jeffmartin-g8r ...and yeah, the EQ mount made everything seem so scientific and the way it's supposed to be....I should've done a bit more research.
@@douglascolby2908 with an "entry level" scope, you're going to never us it, keep it and use it occasionally, or get into the hobby and upgrade (because you'll have a better idea of what will suit you). Many get "aperture fever" first: go big!
I assume that telescope is the 80mm powerseeker correct? also, do you still have your 120mm refractor?
It is the Celestron 80mm Powerseeker. I do still have my 120mm f/7, but it's a little large and heavy to keep set up, so it's on a shelf collecting dust instead of photons. A 120mm f/5 doublet, on the other hand, is short and light enough to keep set up at the window. I keep eyeing Sky-Watcher's...
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