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M101 130 PDS tryout on AZGTI, Dick Bakker
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M101 130 PDS tryout on AZGTI

M101 130 PDS tryout on AZGTI, Dick Bakker
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M101 130 PDS tryout on AZGTI

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After trying out the RedCat51 on this budget mount and getting good results, I tried a skywatcher 130 PDS Newtonian.

180 sec exposures in average seeing with guiding still resulted in round stars and was actually quite better than I expected. Focussing was manual, no Coma corrector.

A really nice setup for light travel on a plane.

Mount is a standard AZ GTI where I greased the washers and gears,using EQ firmware 3.20, on a WO wedge and a RTC90 tripod.

Dithering on this setup is feasible but I have not tried it yet due to bad weather conditions during the past weeks.

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M101 130 PDS tryout on AZGTI, Dick Bakker