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10.2. To align the mount to the SCP with more precision, slide the polar finder (B) to the polar finder holder (#3).
10.3. Peek through the polar finder (B) and check if the polar finder is pointing to the region of the sky as shown before.
Turn the tripod’s fine-adjustment levellers to adjust if necessary. Please read the sections on how to correctly use the
MiniTrack LX Quattro NS and the importance of correct balance before using the mount.
11. Calculating maximum tracking time. The MiniTrack Quattro NS is designed to carry setups up to 4kg and track during
60 minutes. This is important to know because setups exceeding this limit may considerably reduce the tracking quality and
total tracking time. Something to notice is the objective’s focal length. Wide-field objectives (low focal length) allow for
more exposure time. Rule of thumb: one can calculate the tracking time without star trailing by using the following
formula:
Time (min) = 100 / Objective focal length (mm)
11.1. Example.
objective = 3.8 kg; Objective’s focal length = 50mm.
This is within the specifications of the mount. We should expect to achieve 100 / 50mm = 2 minutes of tracking without
any problems.
What if the weight exceeds the carrying capacity or if we use more exposure time than recommended?
Then we will see some star trailing becoming more evident. It may be necessary to try different exposure times to better
judge which one better fit each setup.
12. Resources. For more information please refer to online content such as videos. There is also a very active Facebook
group (in Italian) about the MiniTrack LX with hundreds of followers and many contributions. The inventor, Mr Cristian
Fattinnanzi is also a member of this group and would gladly give information and tips on how to use this mount. Main
language is, however, Italian.
YouTube video – Astrophotos with the MiniTrack – English subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQCWopGBj8k&t=2s
Minitrack LX
https://www.facebook.com/groups/445728915521396
Omegon Minitrack - deutschsprachig (German)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/509726696204211
Official Omegon MiniTrack LX group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/249999025912701
10. Adjust spring position so that the tempo is correct.
11. Start shooting!
Objective focal length
Maximum recommended exposure
24mm
4 minutes 10 seconds
50mm
2 minutes
60mm
1 minute 40 seconds
100mm
1 minute
