Re: AstroTrac - AstroTrac TT320X Tracking Mount

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:27:53 GMT, VicXnews <news@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Does ayone have any experience/opinions with/about this mount?
I'm on a real tight budget here...

http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=12026&kw=AstroTrac%20TT320X&st=2

AstroTrac - AstroTrac TT320X Tracking Mount

Well... I'd say it's a beautifully made variation on a barn door
tracker. I'd expect similar performance. There's not a chance you're
going to align it well enough to get two hour exposures without
trailing, however. IMO it would be a good drive for short focal length
imaging at about $300. As it is, I think it's overpriced in terms of
what you can do with it.

It got a good review in S&T this month, the only negative being some
difficulty getting good polar alignment.
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Cloudbait Observatory
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