AstraZeneca 80EQ Equatorial Telescope and Photography Problems

You should adjust the hoop to the center of gravity of the lens barrel after the camera is installed (you can find this point by hand), and then install it on the equatorial instrument to balance the moment of the lens barrel and the weight (the weight should be increased after the camera is installed) to avoid eccentricity. You can make an iron camel and add it between the original two heavy hammers.

Later, it was found that the 80EQ equatorial telescope was so loose. Although I screwed the fixing nut tightly, the lens barrel often fell in the right ascension direction (I don't understand it very well, don't blame me for making a mistake), and it shook badly, especially with a SLR camera, which could not be sustained directly. How to solve it?

This problem is the same as any equatorial plane, so if we don't want to shake it, we can use electric focusing tracking, and if your polar axes are aligned, we can use single axis tracking (right ascension).

Another solution is to replace the longer flexible shaft (focusing flexible shaft and right ascension flexible shaft), and the force should be soft and even when adjusting.