Titan mount from Orion

Anyone know anything about this one?

http://www.telescope.com/cgi-bin/OrionTel.storefront/3d5a03440a5a25c0eacec0a80a6506a0/Product/View/G630

Erlend

I ran into this one too and was curious myself. At first I thought it might be the awaited HEQ5 mount, but upon closer inspection, it appears to be the EQ6 with an Orion nameplate on it. If you look at the description for the new 10" Newtonian on the EQ6 mount, the specs listed for the EQ6 and the Titan are exactly the same; 2" tubular steel legs, two counterweights, 30 (or is it 40?) pound weight capacity, and total weight of 54 lbs. The HEQ5 will be using slightly smaller legs, and weighs a bit less, according to the Skywatcher web site.

Doug
Midway, FL

That is a really good price for an EQ-6 but notice that the availability date is Early October which means maybe before Christmas in the case of most dealers. My guess is that they will have a huge backlog of orders and the workers in China won't be able to re-badge them as "Titan" mounts fast enough :-)

Joplin