GSO Alt-AZ Mount With 14 lb ScopePosted By David Todd |
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:
