Celestron Heavy-Duty Manual Altitude-Azimuth Spotting Scope Mount
Celestron Heavy-Duty Manual Altitude-Azimuth Spotting Scope Mount
Celestron Heavy-Duty Manual Altitude-Azimuth Spotting Scope Mount
Heavy-duty alt-azimuth tripod features sturdy aluminum tripod with accessory tray and slow motion flex cables for fine adjustments. Features 1/4"x20 mounting screw. Easy to use, easy to carry and easy to store. This Alt-Az mount will be a pleasure to use with your binoculars or smaller optics!
Celestron Heavy Duty Alt-Azimuth Mount and Tripod Recommended for:
- SkyMaster 20x80 and 25x100 binoculars
- Ultima 80 and 100 Spotting scopes
- C90 and C130 Mak Spotting scopes
- C5 Spotting scope
Celestron Heavy Duty Alt-Azimuth Mount and Tripod Features
- Extendable aluminum tripod legs with heavy duty mount head
- Sliding 1/4"-20 mounting screw
- Flexible slow motion cables for both altitude and azimuth
- Max extended height - 45 inches
- Folded height - 32 inches
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Would this mount be suffient to use as a grab'n'go with a skywatcher 127 Mak? For those nights when I want a quick view rather set up the heq5 pro?
This mount might work with a 90mm Mak, but a 127 is pushing it. It will be usable near the horizon, but the setup will tend to slip and will be shaky when pointed near zenith. A larger Alt-Az mount would be preferable.
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Is this compatible with a dovetail?
Teddy, If you're referring to the CE-93610 Tripod, then it is compatible with a Vixen style tripod. Thanks.
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Is this compatible with a dovetail?
Teddy, If you're referring to the CE-93610 Tripod, then it is compatible with a Vixen style tripod. Thanks.
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Is there an altitude lock somewhere on this mount? I took it out for the first time tonight with a 90mm Mak. Using the slow motion control, I could barely point much above horizontal. I can live with the limited slow motion altitude movement if there i
I and others at OPT have owned or still own this same mount and have used it with similar 80-90mm scopes. There is not an altitude lock, but you can adjust the friction in altitude by tightening the screw at the pivot point with a socket wrench. I was a
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Will a celestron 70mm work on this Mount
If your 70mm telescope (or dovetail) accepts 1/4"-20 mounting screws, this will work.
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would this tripod work with an Astro master 130 ?
This tripod will work with the Astromaster 130. The mounting dovetail that comes with the Astromaster has tapped 1/4-20 holes, allowing attachment to this mount/tripod.