· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 neptun2 professor emeritus Reged: 03/04/07 Loc: Bulgaria HEQ5 mount movement question.       #2985279 - 03/15/09 01:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi all. I have heq5 mount (non goto version) and i can move the teleskope in RA and DEC in 2 ways - for large movement i should loosen the RA and DEC locks and manually swing the teleskope. For fine tuning i should lock the RA and DEC and use the hand controller. My question is - should i stop the tracking during manual large movements and turn it back on when i find the new object or i can leave it tracking during the large movement? Post Extras:       urke member Reged: 04/11/07 Loc: Slovenia Re: HEQ5 mount movement question. [Re: neptun2]       #2985660 - 03/15/09 05:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There's no problem making large movements during tracking, RA and DEC locks are actually a clutches, like in a car (you don't need to turn off your car to put it into 2nd...) CS, Uros Post Extras:       neptun2 professor emeritus Reged: 03/04/07 Loc: Bulgaria Re: HEQ5 mount movement question. [Re: urke]       #2985669 - 03/15/09 05:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ok thanks for the information. And one more question. I see that you have the synscan heq5. Have you tried prime focus photography without guiding (just polar align scope and tracking) and if yes how long exposures can be made using this method? Post Extras:       urke member Reged: 04/11/07 Loc: Slovenia Re: HEQ5 mount movement question. [Re: neptun2]       #2986515 - 03/16/09 04:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I allways do photography with autoguiding and drift polar aligned mount. Once I've tried 1min exposures with 200mm tele and EOS but only 5 images out of 10 were "good". Post Extras:       neptun2 professor emeritus Reged: 03/04/07 Loc: Bulgaria Re: HEQ5 mount movement question. [Re: urke]       #2986526 - 03/16/09 04:44 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ok thanks for the info. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 22 registered and 41 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Bowmoreman, bilgebay, iceblaze  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 314 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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