Meade 152ED on an Orion Mount

Looking for a suitable mount for a 152. Orion's Atlas seems to fit the bill weight-wise, any experience out there on use with a large refractor. I think the weight of a 152 is about 20-lbs, primarily interested in high power observing. Todd Alving

You will be much happier with a G-11 or a AP-900 if your budget will allow for it.

There was a guy using the Orion Atlas mount at the 2003 NEAF show last year. He had an older AP 6 in/F9 Starfire(?) for solar observation and seemed happy with it. Several reveiwers said it's fine for visual work. I found the EP location too low for my liking when the OTA is near zenith. I do most of my observation standing and I am much happier with a Quickset Hercules tripod that can reach over 6 ft. The Hercules tripod alone cost ~$1,400 so buying used was my only option.

Erik D