EQ6 Polar Scope dimenshions...

[UlteriorModem]

I am working on a mod to put a web cam on my EQ6 style polar scope. No more bending and wet knees

Anyhow I forgot to check the outside diameter of the scope but wanted to go to the hardware store at lunch time to find a plastic plumbing part to 'slip' over the end of the scope.

If someone could check theirs or already know this dimension could save me an extra trip!

Thanks in advance!

[Akwilliams]

I removed mine the other day before shipping for tuning.. I'll get the dims as soon as i get home unless someone else has one removed already..

Its SW NEQ6, but think its the same as your mount in all but name.

Rgds

[UlteriorModem]

Yea there all made by syntax. No need to remove it actually just need the outer diameter of the 'eyepiece' end.

[bobharmony]

If they are all the same, the OD on my Celestron version is 29.95 mm.

Bob

[UlteriorModem]

Perfect thanks!

[jimminCT]

Tom,
Not to hijack your thread, but can you tell me how far your atlas pro will track past
the meridian before it needs a flip?
I can't seem to find that info anywhere...
The CGX is documented to go 20° past in either direction.
With built-in, internal hard stops and home position sensors...
I'm trying to get an apples to apples comparison and it ain't easy!

Thanks in advance!

[UlteriorModem]

Jim,

It all depends on what you have mounted on it. I set the limits in EQmod 'manually' by slewing it east and west till just before something collides with the pier. Even that varys in relation to the Azmuth. I just find the 'worst case' on either side.

There are even different limits for the APO vs the Newt.

But honestly in both cases it is not much more than 5-10 degrees. Its more about avoiding collisions than anything else.

I might also add that I have the pier extension or it would be even less.

[Akwilliams]

If they are all the same, the OD on my Celestron version is 29.95 mm.

Bob

Mines the same size as Bobs!

[UlteriorModem]

Mines the same size as Bobs!

I'm not saying a thing....