Posts Made By: alan price

Hi. I've been thinking about getting a C9.25 OTA to put on my vixen GP-DX. It has the Skysensor2000PC Goto controller which I really like. I have seen that Celestron has beefed up the CG-5, stating that there are two sets of ball bearings, etc., now in the mount - even selling it now with the C-11 on it!
Does anyone have experience comparing these two mounts? My use is for visual and "non-mission-critical" ccd photography, not yet in the market for a heavy-duty like a G11,etc. So GP-DX or CG-5? Thanks for any insight.

Hi -
I have a Vixen ED114SS. The dew shield is exactly the same diameter as the body and it screws onto the front cell.

I keep thinking if only I could get the same threaded tube, but cut only a inch or two long, I could put the cap on that and have a very short scope for airline portablity.
Another option would be to find a slightly larger tube (felt lined) that could slide down over the scope end (like the way the televue dew shield and cap works).

Any suggestions on where to look for a supplier or someone doing custom work that could provide a (not too expensive) solution for me? Thanks!