Back to Home

General Forum Message

Forums: Atm · Astrophotography · Blackholes · Blackholes2 · CCD · Celestron · Domes · Education
Eyepieces · Meade · Misc. · God and Science · SETI · Software · UFO · XEphem
RSS Button

Home | Discussion Forums | Misc. Topics | Post
Login

Be the first pioneers to continue the Astronomy Discussions at our new Astronomy meeting place...
The Space and Astronomy Agora
Equitorial Mount For My Scope?

Forum List | Follow Ups | Post Message | Back to Thread Topics
Posted by Mike vG on October 12, 2000 17:37:10 UTC


I recently aquired a meade DS127EC for a VERY good price. However after using it a couple of times I see why. The electronic mount that it has is very unstable, making it hard to see anything clearly. The mount is so bad that I can hardly get high-power views of the moon without it shaking so much that I can`t see anything. Even a moderate breeze or using the motor drives causes such a vibration that nothing is visible. The optics of the scope seem to be adequate for my needs though. My question is: is there a decent quality equitorial mount that I can get for this scope that`s in a resonable price range (~$300), or should I just pass on the scope and get a better one to begin with.

TIA,
Mike

Follow Ups:

    Login to Post
    Additional Information
    Google
     
    Web www.astronomy.net
    DayNightLine
    About Astronomy Net | Advertise on Astronomy Net | Contact & Comments | Privacy Policy
    Unless otherwise specified, web site content Copyright 1994-2024 John Huggins All Rights Reserved
    Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post.
    "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET"
    are trademarks of John Huggins