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Started by Larry Seguin, 08/13/2008 10:46PM
Posted 08/13/2008 10:46PM Opening Post
I've been using an Orion ST-80 with a Bogen 410 head on the Paragon HD mount, and been very happy with the performance of this set-up. I just acquired one of Celestron's 80 ED scopes, and I think I'm overloading this mount. Does any one have a suggestion for an alt-az mount for this scope that would be: 1) lightweight, and 2) relatively inexpensive? The general idea is an inexpensive grab'n'go set-up. I'd kind of like to keep the Bogen 410 in this system, if it helps to know that. Thanks for any help you can offer!
Larry
Posted 08/14/2008 12:03AM #1
Larry Seguin said:

I've been using an Orion ST-80 with a Bogen 410 head on the Paragon HD mount, and been very happy with the performance of this set-up. I just acquired one of Celestron's 80 ED scopes, and I think I'm overloading this mount. Does any one have a suggestion for an alt-az mount for this scope that would be: 1) lightweight, and 2) relatively inexpensive? The general idea is an inexpensive grab'n'go set-up. I'd kind of like to keep the Bogen 410 in this system, if it helps to know that. Thanks for any help you can offer!
Larry

Larry: I think the best solution to the Inexpensive but Sturdy ALT-AZ mount is to get yourself a middle weight EQ mount and convert to ALT-AZ. This can be no tools for the right mount... Just point the RA-Axis at the Zenith and you are done.

Jon