Does anyone have a Sky-Watcher Skymax 150mm f/12 that weighs 14 lb, or similar, mounted on a GSO SkyView Deluxe Alt-Az Mount that has a 20 lb limit? Are there vibration, or other problems, because the telescope weight is close to the mount's limit?
GSO Alt-AZ Mount With 14 lb Scope
Started by jameskevin, 07/29/2026 04:21PM
Posted 07/29/2026 04:21PM
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Posted 08/13/2026 02:42AM
| Edited 08/13/2026 02:46AM
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I haven't seen or heard of that particular GSO Alt-Az mount myself, but I did locate a description:
https://agenaastro.com/gso-skyview-deluxe-altaz-mount.html
Having owned a few similar Alt-Az mounts (ES Twilight I, Vixen Porta II, Sky-Watcher AZ5, SvBONY SV225), I would be inclined to believe that a Skymax 150 would be pushing the mount to its limits, ifd it was even workable at all. For a Skymax 150, I would suggest using a basic Celestron CG-4 mount converted to Alt-Az mode. Here is a Skymax 150 I used to have on the CG-4 in Alt-Az mode:
https://agenaastro.com/gso-skyview-deluxe-altaz-mount.html
Having owned a few similar Alt-Az mounts (ES Twilight I, Vixen Porta II, Sky-Watcher AZ5, SvBONY SV225), I would be inclined to believe that a Skymax 150 would be pushing the mount to its limits, ifd it was even workable at all. For a Skymax 150, I would suggest using a basic Celestron CG-4 mount converted to Alt-Az mode. Here is a Skymax 150 I used to have on the CG-4 in Alt-Az mode:
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