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    Saturn Rising

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    I have an iOptron SkyGuider, which is the least expensive motor drive which can handle the weight of my 4" Maksutov telescope and Sony camera. Unlike the earlier iOptron SkyTracker, this unit has an all-metal body, a built-in polar scope, and a slip clutch to adjust Right Ascension.

     

    You have to know where to look. It does not have an automated finder, or even an RA dial and declination scale. Unfortunately, the cost goes up exponentially (astronomically, pun intended) as you add features.

    Thank you Ed, I'll just be content with looking through my telescope. Maybe I'll get an iPhone adapter, though.

    Saturn Rising

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    I got some good views of Saturn tonight with a 1300mm telescope and 6mm eyepiece. I guess that makes for a 217X magnification. I don't have a motorized mount and the planet moves quickly through the sky. I'll have to read about astrophotography but I'd probably have to take my rig out somewhere dark and not having a motorized mount is probably the killer for me.
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