· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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 Giovanni member Reged: 01/14/09 Loc: JN70CN Capri Island - Napoli G... Mount ID - Synta EQ5 Alt-az?????       #2927772 - 02/14/09 05:25 PM Attachment (36 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have been offered an used but brand new looking Synta EQ5 Alt-Az I never heard about, it comes with wood tripod and looks pretty nice, does anybody ever heard of it? p.s. it should be this one thanks giovanni Edited by Giovanni (02/17/09 08:51 AM) Post Extras:       chboss professor emeritus Reged: 03/24/08 Loc: Tokyo Japan Re: Synta EQ5 Alt-az????? [Re: Giovanni]       #2928618 - 02/15/09 05:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Giovanni Well the EQ5 is a German equatorial mount.... at least to my knowledge. Probably a good idea to look at a picture to make sure what you get. Cheers Chris Post Extras:       Giovanni member Reged: 01/14/09 Loc: JN70CN Capri Island - Napoli G... Re: Synta EQ5 Alt-az????? [Re: chboss]       #2932569 - 02/17/09 08:52 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Anybody ever seen or heard about it? Post Extras:       Doug76 Long Achro Junkie Reged: 12/05/07 Loc: Refractor Heaven Re: Synta EQ5 Alt-az????? [Re: Giovanni]       #2933457 - 02/17/09 04:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That thing looks like it is made from EQ-5 parts. Looks dang sturdy! Post Extras:       astro_baby scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/17/08 Loc: United Kingdom Re: Synta EQ5 Alt-az????? [Re: Doug76]       #2943043 - 02/22/09 02:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   If I had to guess I;d say that was an EQ5 mount adapted to form an Alt-Az mount. The EQ5 is normally an equatorial mount - that picture looks like the RA/DEC axis remounted without its 'wedge' base. The tripod isn'y Synta / Sky-Watcher it looks like it may have come from a TAL telescope or maybe even a Vixen field tripod. In essense its a 'bitsa' as in bits from different things. Thats not to say it may not work rather well as a basic Alt-Az - in fact it looks from that pic that it would be very stable. On the downside you'd never be able to fit any kind of tracking motors to it without a lot of work. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 24 registered and 73 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Bowmoreman, bilgebay, iceblaze  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 340 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   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*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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