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4.4. The ball-head must be securely fixed. Make sure to tighten it well. All
the weight from the camera will rest on the ball-head. Besides that, a well-
fixed ball-head ensures that there will be no slippage during long-exposures.
At this point, it is important that the ball-head knobs are also tight. This
prevents movement when installing the camera.
4.5. Install the tripod plate (included only with the ball-head version) to the
camera. Make sure the adapter is square to the camera base and well
tightened.
4.6. Set the camera (with the adapter) to the ball-head’s base. Make sure to
tighten it well. Please notice that the ball-head has two additional knobs. One
fixes the ball-head’s position in azimuth (360 deg) while the other fixes the ball-
head’s pointing direction (in altitude). These two degrees of orientation allow
the user to point to any desired object in the sky. Make sure both are well-
tightened before installing the camera. Release the knobs – just slightly – to
allow pointing the camera to different directions.
Please note that good balance is a required for proper functioning of the
mount.
How to balance the camera on the ball head?
The centre of gravity must always sit on an imaginary line to the centre of the
ball-head’s base, as shown below. If that is not the case, please use a dovetail
system to achieve this.
Centre of gravity: the setup’s
centre of gravity plays a major role
for accurate tracking. Please make
sure to determine where the
centre of gravity is and use an
additional (not supplied) Arca
Swiss-type dovetail if necessary.
