Just posted this under equipment talk....but thoght it needed repeated here. How can I mount a Celestron 4" F/9 refractor on the above subject mounts? Presently mounted on a Super Polaris equitorial mount. TeleVue has no ready answers...so would appreciate any thoughts or ideas. Thank you!
TeleVue TelePod or Panoramic Mounts
Started by Fuzan, 04/26/2004 03:22PM
Posted 04/26/2004 03:22PM
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Posted 04/29/2004 01:04PM
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Edward,
I had a C102 HD and even though it is very light, the length of the scope on a TV alt-az mount may be a bit shaky and pose a balance issue. But to answer your question My Stellarvue AT1010's tube rings did not fit inside the cradle of my TV Upswing, so I got an aluminum plate to space the rings outide the cradle and it worked fine. Simply get a 2.5" wide 3/8" thick and long enough to seperate the rings outside the cradle but close enough so you can move the OTA to balance it. Drill and tap 1/4x20 threads so you can bolt it to the mount and drill holes so you can bolt the rings to the plate. However, if your SP dovetail plate gives you enough seperation see if you can drill/tap a 1/4x20 hole in the dovetail plate so you won't have to disassemble the rings. I did that with my Losmandy GM-8 dovetail plate and it holds my Sky 90 in it's tube ring with one 1/4x20 knob just fine(just make sure it is bolted down properly}
Good Luck, Owen
I had a C102 HD and even though it is very light, the length of the scope on a TV alt-az mount may be a bit shaky and pose a balance issue. But to answer your question My Stellarvue AT1010's tube rings did not fit inside the cradle of my TV Upswing, so I got an aluminum plate to space the rings outide the cradle and it worked fine. Simply get a 2.5" wide 3/8" thick and long enough to seperate the rings outside the cradle but close enough so you can move the OTA to balance it. Drill and tap 1/4x20 threads so you can bolt it to the mount and drill holes so you can bolt the rings to the plate. However, if your SP dovetail plate gives you enough seperation see if you can drill/tap a 1/4x20 hole in the dovetail plate so you won't have to disassemble the rings. I did that with my Losmandy GM-8 dovetail plate and it holds my Sky 90 in it's tube ring with one 1/4x20 knob just fine(just make sure it is bolted down properly}
Good Luck, Owen
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