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New mount, Göran Nilsson

New mount

New mount, Göran Nilsson

New mount

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Last two nights it finally cleared and I could try my new mount, an EQ8, that i have spent some grey days adjusting to fit the pier. Polar alignment with my old NEQ6 was a dream compared to the fiddly and expensive polar scope that attaches to the EQ8. It did not even come with lens covers (and I had to clear out the frost once a minute). Its position was also back breaking. So, the second night I tried to do the polar alignment using the SynScan polar alignment function, but there must be some bug in the software version that it came with (could only do the Alt correction), so I need to update it. Still, I got some data (posted here) even on the first night and I have great hope for this mount. It can take 50 kg (probably a bit less for imaging), so "only" my wallet will limit what I may put on it in the future.

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New mount, Göran Nilsson