This is a shot of my Explore Scientific ED127 partially set up. I just received this and can't wait to put it to use. The mount is a Celestron CGEM II sitting on a Berlebach 100kg Planet tripod. The camera at the back is a Nikon D5200 and the guidscope is a Celestron 70mm Travelscope with the Celestron NexGuide attached. Attentive viewers will note there is no conterweight attached. I just threw it together quickly to take a picture and just forgot to attach it. Of course, there is no cabling, etc. present. The first time I set it up for use I will make sure to take a pciture of the complete setup. For those that may be curious, that's a 130G freshwater tank in the background.
I have since added an 90mm achromat Omegon to use as a guide scope along with a saddle mount to better balance the load. The camera is also now a Canon M50 mirrorless. Newer pictures to come. As soon as the skies clear up around here, out it all goes.
I do want to add that the last time I took this mount out, I put my NexStar 8 on it just for viewing and had nothing but problems with it. It wouldn't sync up with the sky no matter what I did. I hope there isn't a problem. More to come.
I have since added an 90mm achromat Omegon to use as a guide scope along with a saddle mount to better balance the load. The camera is also now a Canon M50 mirrorless. Newer pictures to come. As soon as the skies clear up around here, out it all goes.
I do want to add that the last time I took this mount out, I put my NexStar 8 on it just for viewing and had nothing but problems with it. It wouldn't sync up with the sky no matter what I did. I hope there isn't a problem. More to come.
Footnote:
I apologize for leaving the site abandoned for quite a while. Due to extended family illness and craziness from a pandemic, I have not updated this site in some time. Things are better under control at home now so expect to see updates on a fairly regular basis. At the very least, expect the news page to receive regular postings.
I hope you like the new format for the site. I did this with RapidWeaver 8 running under MacOS Big Sur.
