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r/telescopes on Reddit: East heavy balance clarification
December 17, 2018 -
When making your scope slightly east heavy, do they refer to whichever portion of the mount is currently on the east side of the meridian? As in it could be the OTA or the counter weight? Or does it specifically mean whatever side of the meridian you are imaging on?
I have no idea why i'm having issues getting this concept. I've been basing the way i've been doing it off this Uncle Rods blogpost which states "If you are imaging on the west side of the Meridian, balance the scope and then move the counterweight up the shaft about ½ - ¾ inch or so. So the mount is just slightly telescope heavy. If you are imaging an object east of the Meridian, balance and move the counterweight down the declination shaft by that ½ - ¾-inch. The mount is now just slightly counterweight heavy."
Cloudy Nights
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east heavy balance. - Mounts - Cloudy Nights
September 6, 2022 - OK, very rookie question. Many time I have read to unbalance the mount so it is east heavy. I understood what that means I just do not know how to do it properly. If I am pointing at the north star and I unlock the clutches should the whole telescope move to the east or should just the top rotate...
Cloudy Nights
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Balancing mount - East heavy etc... clarification needed - DSLR, Mirrorless & General-Purpose Digital Camera DSO Imaging - Cloudy Nights
August 8, 2018 - I have read several threads about how to properly balance my Star Adventurer mount and I'm still not totally clear about what to do, maybe it's because I'm more of a visual learner than a text based one. So I created a couple of diagrams as visual aids to help clarify things, hopefully. 1. Could ...
Issuu
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Telescope Balance - Issuu
The direction that the mount is ... the worm and gear always engaged. The best way to do this is to have the mount balanced east heavy in right ascension....
High Point Scientific
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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.
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r/telescopes on Reddit: Balancing your telescope & equatorial mount - Astrophotography Tutorial
November 2, 2018 - Essentially, you want it to prefer to move just slightly to the east. Now, as to why: it's not wear and tear on the gears. It's backlash and gear meshing. When tracking, the drive gear will be rotating to move the mount from east to west.
Stargazers Lounge
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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 ...
YouTube
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How to Balance Your Equatorial Mount! - YouTube
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...
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YouTube
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Balancing an Equatorial Mount with Chris Hendren- OPT - YouTube
We give you an explanation on how and why you should balance your equatorial mount. ===== OPT - The Telescope Authority since 1947 Telescope equipment? Astro...
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YouTube
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How to Balance Your EQ Mount - Celestron Expert Tips & Tricks - YouTube
#DearCelestron video series answers your questions to help you get the most out of your Celestron gear. Here is a question when of user's asked: "How do I ba...
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Cloudy Nights
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East Heavy mount balance - DSLR, Mirrorless & General-Purpose Digital Camera DSO Imaging - Cloudy Nights
June 26, 2008 - Heavy to the east means that when the counterweight shaft is on the east side of the mount, the weights should be moved further down the shaft. When the scope is on the east side of the mount, the weights should be moved closer to the mount.
Digital Photography Review
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Tip on Balancing a Tracker: Astrophotography Talk Forum ...
February 24, 2017 - All tracking mounts have some clearance ... have a bit of friction. By balancing a bit heavy to the east side, the gear free play will be taken up and the gears will be in constant contact, pushing against the load....
YouTube
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BETTER images with good mount BALANCE - YouTube
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
Cloudy Nights
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"East Heavy" - Mounts - Cloudy Nights
September 12, 2019 - This causes the weight to be actually causing the rotation around the polar axis and the worm gear is “stopping” it from moving. When perfectly balanced the RA gear can slightly bounce between the slop. When east heavy the weight keeps the RA gear on the trailing edge of the worm and the motor is doing the driving of the movement of the mount.
Myastroimages
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East Heavy balancing question - myastroimages.com
September 30, 2015 - My east heavy balancing is just enough to start to pull the mount east but in this configuration, I find that the auto-guider has a harder time keeping the corrections small to stay locked on the guide star. RA corrections on PHD are in in the mid to high 0.20's.
YouTube
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How to Balance an Equatorial Mount - Hacks for Best Performance - YouTube
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
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East Heavy , Guiding and Meridian Flip - IceInSpace
August 29, 2019 - East Heavy , Guiding and Meridian Flip Astrophotography and Imaging Equipment and Discussions
Astronomyforum
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Cloudy Nights
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string method of east heavy balancing? - Mounts - Cloudy Nights
October 10, 2023 - Actually the idea is that the weight loops over the mount and hangs on the East side, pulling RA in that direction, and even after the mount performs a meridian flip, the weight is still be on the East side and so is still pulling RA in the right direction. This solves one of the issues with mounts that need to be balanced East heavy: after a meridian flip you need to go and manually re-balance your mount, which is a pain if you are trying to be automated and are maybe sleeping .
YouTube
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How To Balance Your Telescope (Properly & Easy) - YouTube
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