[M]: Re: Variable height pier
| Subject: | [M]: Re: Variable height pier |
| From: | Jack Estes |
| Date: | Thu Sep 02 05:18:56 1999 |
You wrote:
I know an adjustable pier would be nice but it wont be as stable as a solid
one mabe it will be fine for visual work but for photos your just putting
one more spot where Vibration can creep in.
Bob O`Leary Lincoln MT.
My reply:
Youre possibly right, however, at least Ill be in equatorially mounted and
"attempting" to do film & CCD photography. Without some way of getting my
LX200 up on a wedge, this is all academic. I have e:mailed Le Sueru
Astropiers as advertised in S & T to see if they can build a motorized or
hand crank pier. If they can, I suspect there would be quite a market for
such in the astro community. There would be a whole bunch of large
refractor people who have to mount the equatorial head portion of their GEM
on a high pier or tripod that would benefit from such an arrangement.
(jackestes@hotmail.com)
(credit@precision-camera.com)
(http://www.precision-camera.com)
Austin,TX Astronomical Society
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I know an adjustable pier would be nice but it wont be as stable as a solid
one mabe it will be fine for visual work but for photos your just putting
one more spot where Vibration can creep in.
Bob O`Leary Lincoln MT.
My reply:
Youre possibly right, however, at least Ill be in equatorially mounted and
"attempting" to do film & CCD photography. Without some way of getting my
LX200 up on a wedge, this is all academic. I have e:mailed Le Sueru
Astropiers as advertised in S & T to see if they can build a motorized or
hand crank pier. If they can, I suspect there would be quite a market for
such in the astro community. There would be a whole bunch of large
refractor people who have to mount the equatorial head portion of their GEM
on a high pier or tripod that would benefit from such an arrangement.
(jackestes@hotmail.com)
(credit@precision-camera.com)
(http://www.precision-camera.com)
Austin,TX Astronomical Society
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