I am trying to come up with an affordable way to mount a 6" F8 25 lb. scope. Any ideas would be appreciated. thank you, Bill
Any ideas for mounting a 6" F8 refractor?
Started by Bill in Ballard, 10/04/2003 03:04PM
Posted 10/04/2003 03:04PM
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Posted 10/05/2003 02:52AM
#3
Hi Bill,
I had one on a brand new CG5 on a very heavy wooden surveyor tripod. It wasn't even close to being sturdy enough. I would suggest a minimum of an EQ6 or G11.
Clear Skies,
Steve
I had one on a brand new CG5 on a very heavy wooden surveyor tripod. It wasn't even close to being sturdy enough. I would suggest a minimum of an EQ6 or G11.
Clear Skies,
Steve
Posted 10/05/2003 04:06AM
#4
Bill:
I think the lowest cost EQ mount for a 6"F8 is the Orion Atlas Heavy Duty mount. It's rated for up to 40 lb load and comes with dual axis drives and polar scope. I saw a AP 6"F9 Starfire on this mount at the NEAF show this year. You will need a nice adjustable height observing chair to use with your refractor.
The Orion Atlas mount comes with two 11 lb counter wt and Dovetail bar. All you need to add is the mounting rings. The Losmandy G11 seems to be the standard for this size scope but the price is more than twice of the Atlas. Parallex is a good source for tube rings if you need them.
If you want to give Alt az mounts a try. The Giro-2 DX can handle your OTA. My 6"F8 AP OTA is about the same weight as your scope and works fine on the Giro DX up to 300X. However, total cost of my mount with tripod, rings, dovetail plates and counter weights was more than twice the price of the Atlas.
Erik D
I think the lowest cost EQ mount for a 6"F8 is the Orion Atlas Heavy Duty mount. It's rated for up to 40 lb load and comes with dual axis drives and polar scope. I saw a AP 6"F9 Starfire on this mount at the NEAF show this year. You will need a nice adjustable height observing chair to use with your refractor.
The Orion Atlas mount comes with two 11 lb counter wt and Dovetail bar. All you need to add is the mounting rings. The Losmandy G11 seems to be the standard for this size scope but the price is more than twice of the Atlas. Parallex is a good source for tube rings if you need them.
If you want to give Alt az mounts a try. The Giro-2 DX can handle your OTA. My 6"F8 AP OTA is about the same weight as your scope and works fine on the Giro DX up to 300X. However, total cost of my mount with tripod, rings, dovetail plates and counter weights was more than twice the price of the Atlas.
Erik D
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