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RE: Field Rotation
Forum List | Follow Ups | Post Message | Back to Thread Topics | In Response To Posted by Kip Crawford on October 6, 2000 14:26:52 UTC |
Doing astrophotography through a Dobs without a Equatorial platform is almost impossible. Almost. Guiding a Dobs for longer exposures is futile. The Dobsonian scope is a simplified Newtonian that uses a Altitude/Azimuth mount (left-right, up-down). To follow sidereal time you`ll need at least a EQ mount or a Equatorial platform. EQ platforms are cumbersome and expensive. Most folks who have large Dobs build their own. They are sold by a few people. However the Dobsonian can be used to shoot the Moon and the brighter planets.
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