Somehow I convinced myself that I could not live without a Borg 100 mm binoscope. The optics are very sweet, but the OTAs, being permanently mounted together, overwhelm the chintzy fork mount that the maker provided with it. On that mount, it is too shaky to take above about 80x. When I dovetail it to a Losmandy G11, I can take it to 250 or 300x, but of course I have to view at *crazy* angles.
What high quality fork or alt-az mount might I use here? The total wt is about 15 pounds, and something with tracking capabilities--like a Celestron or Meade fork mount for their SCTs--might serve me well. It can go on a doveplate, or, there are screwholes drilled in the sides of the mounting apparatus that holds the two OTAs. Suggestions?
What high quality fork or alt-az mount might I use here? The total wt is about 15 pounds, and something with tracking capabilities--like a Celestron or Meade fork mount for their SCTs--might serve me well. It can go on a doveplate, or, there are screwholes drilled in the sides of the mounting apparatus that holds the two OTAs. Suggestions?
Robert Howe
Wilbraham MA
TeleVue 85 f/7 // Astro-Physics Traveler 105 f/6 // Astro-Physics 130 f/8.35
Coronado 60 DS
"Scopes, Brains and Wisdom--but no Beauty"
