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Mounting double scopes on the GM200HPS

The 120mm Esprit has been out of a job for too many months! It’s about time to mount the scope side-by-side with the C14 on the GM2000.

Combined weight of bth scopes & accessories would be around 40kg, which is still below the photographic load capacity of 50kg.

Using the trick with the table to de-mount the C14
Removed the Baader Losmandy 250mm dovetail clamp
Mounted the 10micron 4″ clamp the wrong way (should be 90° sideways for side-by-side mounting!
This is the correct way!
What it should become: side-by-side for the C14 (above, Baader 250mm Losmandy) and Esprit below

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SQM 20.92

A Sky Quality Measurement of 20.92 is a very high value (and unfortunately exceptional).

SQM Measurement the night of 6 to 7 November 2024, with a maximal SQM of 20.94

The meteo conditions: a high pressure high over Western Europe, with mist. It was not a clear sky however, it was simply dark because of the dense mist. The blue graph indicate sthe sky temperature (IR measured), this needs to be way negative for a clear sky.

Also remarkable is the jump in SQM at the moments the public lighting switches off and on. The sky dims with a full unit of SQM. Despite the better LED fixtures, there is still a large impact of the public street lights.

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