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Mounts for a Celestar 8

Started by benkokes, 01/07/2005 07:03PM
Posted 01/07/2005 07:03PM Opening Post
Hey all,

I purchased a Celestar 8 without mount or tripod, and was wondering if ANY wedger or tripod would work for me, or are the mounts relativelty specific for my application.. ( as in: DO I need a specific Celstar8 wedgepod?)

Thanks,
-Ben
Posted 01/07/2005 08:16PM #1
Ben,
Pretty sure any of the older Celestron mounts/wedges will work fine for you. I had a C8Deluxe and it mounted up fine on a regular Celestron wedge and several different older C8 tripods. These will be better than the Wedgepod that was sold with the Celestar.
Clear skies!
Tim
Posted 01/07/2005 10:15PM #2
The bolt pattern for the Celestar drive base and the older Grey cast forks are the same.