I got my first scope and was considering the future of the hobby but I want to know how long does the equipment lasts with regular usage. I don’t wanna pay around 1,5k for a thing that will last me only 5 years. I believe that with care the equipment can last a life time.
#Do mounts last???
winged musk
surreal flicker
Mounts last a long time. unless you leave it out in the rain or it falls and breaks, they last quite a while, that's why you dont see for parts mounts often.
winged musk
Mounts last a long time. unless you leave it out in the rain or it falls and bre...
Well that’s the question I’m asking, how long it lasts with usual usage. In my country dropping it or forgetting about, it is a “sin” so to say. I’d really like to know numerical value rather than her say.
surreal flicker
Uhhhh 30 years? If you don't do anything dumb
surreal flicker
You do need to maintenence it every few years, maybe re grease it or replace the gears but other then that it's just a motor
surreal flicker
In another way “loan worthy” purchase
What are you thinking of getting?
winged musk
What are you thinking of getting?
That’s the problem, I don’t know really. Because it’s similarly priced. I was planing on getting EQ3, but EQ6 is ~600-1000€ more pricier. Thus I was concerned of of the longevity of the mount.
surreal flicker
What scope do you have
winged musk
For the beginning I got 130/650 dob
surreal flicker
You could find an eq5 or equal on cloudy nights classifieds
winged musk
Again I’m asking if it lasts, because I’m not afraid on splurging more on a mount and getting a different scope later on.
surreal flicker
Okay, if you're looking at an eq6r you could also look at the Orion atlas, it's ~4-600 cheaper but it looks like you're in the EU so I'm not sure over there
winged musk
Yeah I’m in EU, and can’t find in local Astro shops
surreal flicker
Astrobuyselluk is the only one I can think of in Europe but it doesn't sound like you're in england
winged musk
But again I’m interested in the longevity of the mounts. Because I believe it’s more in the skill rather than the Mount.
winged musk
Astrobuyselluk is the only one I can think of in Europe but it doesn't sound lik...
No, I’m in Latvia, I have no “astronerds” to really on
surreal flicker
Ah
Well the eq6r sounds good especially for longevity and futureproofing
Do you have a dslr?
surreal flicker
You have nice friends
winged musk
Well that’s our culture, don’t brake it, if you do then pay for it
surreal flicker
Once you get the mount you might want to look into dedicated ASTRO cameras or modified dslrs
winged musk
I was thinking of it but modifications on it like super cooling and adding filter capacitors. Going full scientific on it.
Well but for beginning I was just thinking of stacking moon pics
Learning stacking and then learning mounts and deep sky stacking
potent pivot
I was thinking of it but modifications on it like super cooling and adding filte...
I would highly recommend getting a used dedicated Astro camera, at least if you are seriously into this hobbie.
Not only the final result will be much better, also it makes it more efficient.
Dslr require dark frames EVERY single night since temperature isn’t a constant, that means you’ll have to wait till really late to take 30/40min of dark frames which will trash your sleep schedule and reduce the amount of time imaging.
Using an Astro camera you avoid that by creating a “dark library” which you can reuse every time.
A used dedicated Astro cam can be really “cheap” I paid 700€ for my ASI 533Mc pro and it’s been a game changer.
If you plan on using an Asiair there’s no difference in ease of use between a DSLR and an astro cam, if not, the dslr is definitely easier.