There is somewhere an equipment designed to install a telescope mount in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Anyone knows the web site of the seller ?
Telescope system in a four-wheel-drive
Started by SilenType, 04/30/2012 10:23PM
Posted 04/30/2012 10:23PM
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Posted 05/01/2012 12:59AM
#1
Marc Leduc said:
There is somewhere an equipment designed to install a telescope mount in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Anyone knows the web site of the seller ?
I would be interested in that too....I imagine you would need to have some system to counteract the leaning of the vehicle as the weight shifts on the suspension...something like they have on rvs?
It is what it is...
Posted 05/01/2012 05:57PM
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Marc,
I hope this will give you a lead.
Some years ago (5?) at Riverside there was a large SUV (Caddy?) on display with a scope (I think I remember a fairly large Meade) mounted in the rear area. As I remember it the scope was mounted on rails and slid out of the rear compartment and them a leg(s) dropped down to the ground to stabilize the platform, there was quite a bit of bracing associated with the rig. It drew a pretty good crowd, but I was not interested and moved on quickly so I do not remember the manufacturer. Latter I saw an ad and picture of the set-up in one of the astronomy magazines, S&T or Astronomy for the item; believe that the ad was one of the small ones in the back of the mag.
Good luck with your project.
John
I hope this will give you a lead.
Some years ago (5?) at Riverside there was a large SUV (Caddy?) on display with a scope (I think I remember a fairly large Meade) mounted in the rear area. As I remember it the scope was mounted on rails and slid out of the rear compartment and them a leg(s) dropped down to the ground to stabilize the platform, there was quite a bit of bracing associated with the rig. It drew a pretty good crowd, but I was not interested and moved on quickly so I do not remember the manufacturer. Latter I saw an ad and picture of the set-up in one of the astronomy magazines, S&T or Astronomy for the item; believe that the ad was one of the small ones in the back of the mag.
Good luck with your project.
John
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