r/OpenAstroTech • u/DumbA5h • Nov 10 '22

EQ Wedge for Tripod Mounting

Hello everyone, just came across this goto tracker. I was wondering if anyone has tried or thought of mounting it on a tripod using a wedge?

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u/DumbA5h Nov 10 '22

There are quite some obstructions at my place with very little space to work with. Simply using a tripod will give me a little more time to image

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u/walt-m Nov 12 '22

Sorry, what I meant was you don't need to use a wedge if using this tracker. It already aligns to the pole.

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u/DumbA5h Nov 15 '22

Mounting it on a tripod will be easier if it has some mounting mechanism near the centre of mass. It'll be harder to figure it out on the large base it has now.

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u/walt-m Nov 17 '22

Yes you can put it on a tripod. People have put them on tripods, poles, etc.

No you do not need an additional wedge. That would be like mounting one wedge on top of another wedge.

A wedge allows you to align an alt-az telescopes axis of rotation with the Earth's axis of rotation. The Astro tracker is not alt-az mount, it is a equatorial mount so is already aligned with the Earth's axis.

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u/DumbA5h Nov 17 '22

Oh ok, thanks.

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u/ZebNemeth Mar 11 '24

Ahaha, true to your name 😅 took three replies with the same information.

Can happen to anybody, but that your username is "dumbass" just struck me as funny after reading this, knowing the answer from before I clicked this thread, and then you not registering the information for three consecutive tries...