ISS with selfmade guiding

[rocky terrace]

everything is selfmade, telescope, mount, software ..

[main notch]

Is that a truss newt?

[rocky terrace]

jap

[main notch]

what kind of motors did u use for da tracking

[rocky terrace]

currently it's nema 23 (because i had them flying around) but i proberbly will switch to size 17

[main notch]

what's the weight of your rig?(Scope and cam etc)

I'm currently designing a mount id appreciate the info

[rocky terrace]

6.4 Kg truss (old data, don't know how accurate it is)
4.1 kg main mirror
0.5 kg guiding lens
0.2 kg cam and barlow
so about 11 kg
the mount is no fun, between 20 kg and 25 kg xD (but has a nice handle)

[main notch]

[tawdry rapids]

ayyy the mount works

[calm dome]

How did you make the mount?

[rocky terrace]

#🔨-do-it-yourself message
first i decided on the gears i would use, than i designed the whole assambly in cad.
some parts were milled at my university, some parts i milled myself.
last, the parts were anodized

[calm dome]

Damn that’s a masterpiece

How much did it cost to make?

[rocky terrace]

thx 🙂
don't realy know, i thing it's in the range of 1k

[crystal tiger]

What mount is that

[rocky terrace]

AM500

[tawdry rapids]

i told you it was a great name#