I have thought about getting a Giro mount from time to time to allow two OTA's to be used side by side at the same time.
But since I have been building a few pipe mounts recently, I tried to make a similar Alt-Az Giro style mount.
This pipe mount sets up fast, and any scope that can be mounted to a Losmandy plate fits right on. I just have to watch the thread un-winding to make sure the azimuth does not get too loose.
The ST150 acts like an ultimate finderscope for whatever scope goes on the other side : )
David Simons
PS, For what it's worth, I did a quick test of the two refractors, .. and the Takahashi seems to give sharper stars
But since I have been building a few pipe mounts recently, I tried to make a similar Alt-Az Giro style mount.
This pipe mount sets up fast, and any scope that can be mounted to a Losmandy plate fits right on. I just have to watch the thread un-winding to make sure the azimuth does not get too loose.
The ST150 acts like an ultimate finderscope for whatever scope goes on the other side : )
David Simons
PS, For what it's worth, I did a quick test of the two refractors, .. and the Takahashi seems to give sharper stars
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David Simons
