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It has a 10Kg capacity.. 6 total would be fine... when you get close to capacity, it tends to respond worse, so keep that in mind. I think you'll be fine here though.

@@southphysicsobservatory6336 but will it be fine for astrophotography?

@@clla3393 I think you'll be fine to use it for astrophotography.

@@southphysicsobservatory6336 Thanks a lot!!

They're based off the same original mount system and are actually made by the same parent company. So they're about the same. Just finishing details really. Same weight capacity, nearly identical controllers, but different computer control and computer interface software. Either one should be great.

Hey! The 200P is at the limit of the mount's suggested capability. Visually you should be fine but adding anything for astrophotography may push it over the limit. That said, I consistently run several pounds over the limit while mounting a 70mm Coronado double stack and a C8 with all the dual mounting and it runs well. So it should be more than adequate with the 200P.

The closer to being leveled and pointed at the north polar axis, the better. You'll have better tracking and better pointing. BUT for a quick viewing night, you can be a degree or so off and still be ok.

If you're going to do astrophotography do everything you can to make sure it's on North cuz everything goes from there use a compass

Works very well. We have two of these mounts. One even handles an 8" SCT and a 70mm Coronado double stack mounted on a dual dovetail. Although, that setup is just for visual and not astrophotos. The 8" SCT is a fair amount under the weight limit if just doing visual.

Thank you. I am doing astrophotography. I have a star adventurer for my lightweight kit, but just ordered one of these to mount my old C8. Hope it works well. I don't know what to expect yet, but this video and your comment gives me hope.

Be sure to get an extra counterweight. It should be good enough to do several minutes if you get it aligned and balanced really well. May be a little frustrating at first though.

@@astrophyz I noticed the video doesn't show a third counterweight. Is that necessary?

@@aaronmay6425 no, but the scope only comes with one I think. If not, then a second is needed.

yep! the older carbon fiber tube design.

After thinking this over, the closer the tripod is to being leveled, the fewer errors you'll have in you resulting pointing model (especially for mounts only using one or two star alignments), the easier it will be to align using the dec and azimuth adjustments (since being level would allow single axis adjustments left/right and up/down), the more stable the mount will be in terms of weight distribution, and in terms of GEMs, this will allow maximum space between tripod legs and counter weights. Also, setting your mount onto your tripod in a repeatable position when moving locations makes it a bit faster to get aligned.

My setup is about 6.2kg with this mount, I'm new to astrophotography but I have no trouble with one minute exposures without guiding I could probably get 2 minutes but like I said I'm only learning

@@solidus784 Thank you!!!