Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Wildthing super member Reged: 11/07/07 Posts: 108 Loc: Muncie, IN Televue Gibraltar 5       #2563358 - 08/06/08 06:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Can someone tell me if you can use a standard Vixen style dovetail mounting bracket on a "Televue Gibraltar 5 Alt / AZ mount? I don’t know if it would work with the Synta OTA's that mainly use this type of dovetail mounting. -------------------- ----------------- Clear Skies, Donnie / Muncie, IN Equipment: Orion 80ED Orion 100mm f/6 Achro Stellarvue SV-102ED Vixen R130sf Reflector XT8i Orion IntelliScope Celestron C-6 SCT Mounts: TV Gibralter with Sky Tour, Celestron CG5-GT, Post Extras:       deepsky sage Reged: 12/04/05 Posts: 210 Loc: oregon Re: Televue Gibraltar 5 [Re: Wildthing]       #2564309 - 08/06/08 04:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I think you need the televue/vixen mount adapter (AVT-1011)to attach to the plate that comes with the Gibraltar 5. See... http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=233 -------------------- jim jackson Astroleague Observer Award junkie Messier Club-Honorary Lunar Club Binocular Messier Club Double Star Club Herschel 400 Club Urban Observing Club Deep Sky Binocular Club Caldwell Club Silver&Gold Southern Sky Binocular Club Southern Sky Telescopic Club Post Extras:       Jim7728 Post Laureate Reged: 04/10/05 Posts: 3952 Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC Re: Televue Gibraltar 5 [Re: Wildthing]       #2564957 - 08/06/08 08:51 PM Attachment (9 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It's possibe to bolt a Orion/Synta dovetail bar to the Gibralter cradle. Use a 1/4"-20x1.5" thumbscrew to go through one of the outer holes of the G5 cradle and into the threaded 1/4" hole of the dovetail bar and drill another 1/4" hole in the dovetail bar for a 1/4"-20 bolt and wingnut to go through the other outer hole of the G5 cradle. I've done this in order to mount my 120ST on a Telepod head which should have the same 3 hole arrangement as the cradle in the G5 head. -------------------- Jim TV-60 "mini tv" TV-76 -40mmHa/5mm BF TeleVue Genesis SDF Vixen NA-140 Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 10 registered and 11 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Charlie Hein, FAB  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 124 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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