Balancing your telescope can be a challenge. Big heavy eyepieces and cameras upset the balance on a telescope. In this video, I show how popular balancing mechanisms work. Then I show you how to build my favorite, cheap, but VERY effective, movable magnetic sliding counterweight.
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