Celestron CG-5 GT
I've upgraded my tripod - a Celestron CG-5 GT.
It's a German Equatorial GOTO mount.
The old tripod was an Alt-Az mount, which is no good for doing long exposure astrophotography on deep sky stuff like galaxies because while it can follow stuff around, it can't 'turn' the telescope along with the rotation of the sky, and you end up with streaky stars.
This new tripod can. And it's freakin' HUGE.
I'll certainly get fit lugging this monster around.
Now if only those clouds would go away...
Celestron CG-5 GT
I've upgraded my tripod - a Celestron CG-5 GT.
It's a German Equatorial GOTO mount.
The old tripod was an Alt-Az mount, which is no good for doing long exposure astrophotography on deep sky stuff like galaxies because while it can follow stuff around, it can't 'turn' the telescope along with the rotation of the sky, and you end up with streaky stars.
This new tripod can. And it's freakin' HUGE.
I'll certainly get fit lugging this monster around.
Now if only those clouds would go away...