Cloudy Nights
Balancing mount - East heavy etc... clarification needed - DSLR, Mirrorless & General-Purpose Digital Camera DSO Imaging - Cloudy Nights
August 8, 2018 - The idea of East-heavy is that whatever is on the east side of the mount is heavier than the whatever is on the west side of the mount. In your first drawing (on the left), the tube is to the east. It should be heavier than the counterweights. In your second, the counterweights are to the east.
Reddit
r/telescopes on Reddit: Balancing your telescope & equatorial mount - Astrophotography Tutorial
November 2, 2018 - If the balance is TOO east-heavy then the drive gears are fighting against the weight of the payload, and that's no bueno. As for Dec balance... this is a tough one. It is, mostly, about OTA balance. I like to take the payload (the whole kit and caboodle) before mounting it, and place it on ...
Stargazers Lounge
how do I do east heavy? - Getting Started With Imaging - Stargazers Lounge
May 26, 2016 - Hi I've an eq6 with 3 x 5kg counterweights up against each other. Let's say I have balanced in RA and the counterweights are east. Could someone give me an idea as to what east heavy would be? I'm thinking in terms of moving the counterweights a certain distance east and then twice that distance ...
Cloudy Nights
east heavy balance. - Mounts - Cloudy Nights
July 15, 2021 - Nowadays I balance my scope a tad ... no need to over do it, just a bit will do. Another trick that I used was mounting a 1-1/4 pound trim weight about halfway down the shaft and balance my scope neutral....
Stargazers Lounge
East heavy balancing on remote mount - Discussions - Mounts - Stargazers Lounge
December 15, 2016 - Hi. With my recently built observatory I have reached upon a question. As the title explains is there possible to do EHB on a remote mount? I wont claim to be a seasoned imager, but until now I have had two marks on my counterweight shaft to show my how much I should move the weight after meridia...
YouTube
How to Balance Your Equatorial Mount! - YouTube
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Learn how to use your equatorial mount with this easy telescope tutorial by OPT experts. These tips will help you balance your EQ mount to produce clearer an...
Published: August 26, 2020
Views: 18K
High Point Scientific
How To Balance Your German Equatorial Mount | High Point Scientific
March 5, 2025 - If the telescope is swinging away from you, it is east heavy. Move the counterweight up the shaft until the swinging stops. If the telescope swings towards you, it is west heavy. Move the counterweight up towards you until the swinging stops. When it does, you are balanced in right ascension.
Stargazers Lounge
Balancing East-Heavy for auto-guiding - Discussions - Mounts - Stargazers Lounge
August 9, 2018 - Could you please look over these two diagrams and comment as to whether the balancing principles are correctly depicted here, and if not, could you point out where the error is? I have begun auto-guiding my Star Adventurer and I want to make sure that I am doing the "east heavy" balancing correct...
Issuu
Telescope Balance - Issuu
The direction that the mount is moving never actually reverses so there is no issue with backlash in right ascension. The goal to be achieved then is to have the worm and gear always engaged. The best way to do this is to have the mount balanced east heavy in right ascension.
Myastroimages
East Heavy balancing question - myastroimages.com
Telescopes, Mounts, Cameras, Observatories, Eyepieces, Software...all Equipment related to Astronomy. ... How much east heavy balancing is necessary? I have the Orion Atlas EG-G mount and I have been balancing it with my equipment all set up on it slightly east heavy but have found a couple ...
Cloudy Nights
"East Heavy" - Mounts - Cloudy Nights
September 12, 2019 - Page 1 of 2 - "East Heavy" - posted in Mounts: Hello everybody, I read in a post here about off balancing your telescope in the mount. East heavy was mentioned but Im confused....does this mean with the telescope laid over RA to the East its heavy or the weights are on the East and they are heavy?
YouTube
How to Balance an Equatorial Mount - Hacks for Best Performance - YouTube
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In this video I share how to balance and use an equatorial mount, as well as some important hacks to get the most out your mount. I'm using a Skywatcher Evos...
Published: March 18, 2022
Views: 8K
IceInSpace
East Heavy , Guiding and Meridian Flip - IceInSpace
East Heavy , Guiding and Meridian Flip Astrophotography and Imaging Equipment and Discussions
Cloudy Nights
string method of east heavy balancing? - Mounts - Cloudy Nights
October 10, 2023 - string method of east heavy balancing? - posted in Mounts: I read somewhere that there is a string method to east heavy balancing with a weight at the end of the string. How does this work exactly?
IceInSpace
Setting your scope east heavy - IceInSpace
Setting your scope east heavy Astrophotography and Imaging Equipment and Discussions
Celestron
How do I balance my telescope on an Equatorial mount? | Celestron
If it swings either way, it needs to be rebalanced. Carefully move the counterweight(s) towards the mount if it is heavy on the weight end, or away from the scope if it is heavy on the tube end. Repeat the balance check and adjust again as necessary until there is no or minimal swing.
YouTube
BETTER images with good mount BALANCE - YouTube
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Mount balance sounds easy, right? Simply set the telescope and the counterweights so that they are well balanced against one another. But this is not enough!...
Published: October 4, 2020
Views: 23K
YouTube
How To Balance Your Telescope (Properly & Easy) - YouTube
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Looks it’s pretty simple. But if you f*#k it up - nothing works! So here’s a simple demo about balancing your telescope. You’ll only need to watch it once. ...
Published: August 21, 2018
Views: 59K
Cloudy Nights
How important is 'east-heavy' balancing for astrophotography? - Page 2 - Mounts - Cloudy Nights
November 9, 2016 - Page 2 of 2 - How important is 'east-heavy' balancing for astrophotography? - posted in Mounts: My mount didnt always perform this well. It used to do about like yours does - good, but not exceptional. Over the winter, I tore the mount completely down and performed my version of a hypertune on it.