#should I get a drive mount for tracking

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pulsar grail
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I can’t get a real tracker at the moment so would a motor drive like the one below help with tracking things like Orion? https://a.co/d/0eyo9wU

Orion TD-2 Electronic DC Tracking Drive for EQ Mount

For stargazers, the phrase "as the world turns" means that celestial objects will drift out of your telescope's field of view - due to the Earth's rotation. But with the Orion TD-2 Electronic 12V DC Tracking Drive, your target object will remain centered in the eyepiece for as long as you want to...

sullen saffron
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Yes but you need to place it on a mount

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Also if you want to do photography with it, it's gonna be very hard

flint carbon
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what mount do you have? that motor kits seems to be for an eq2

pulsar grail
pulsar grail
# flint carbon what mount do you have? that motor kits seems to be for an eq2

Orion EQ-13 Equatorial Telescope Mount and Tripod https://a.co/d/9QsujNs

Orion EQ-13 Equatorial Telescope Mount and Tripod

Here is an equatorial mount that will make your astronomical observing pursuits more enjoyable. If you have been plying the heavens with your telescope hitched to an altazimuth mount or a flimsy equatorial mount, you will quickly discover the benefits of the Orion EQ-13 Equatorial Mount and Tripo...

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People may say it’s bad but o think it only works really well with me because The thing’s i use are not so heavy

flint carbon
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what do you use on it?

pulsar grail
flint carbon
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Idk how good the tracking will be with that motor, I would use it with a camera and lens where errors are less noticeable but with more focal length you will feel any error in polar alignment and tracking way more