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bookworm14
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What is this?
#3002239 - 03/24/09 01:48 PM Attachment (51 downloads)
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A name to go with this would be appreciated.
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Eddgie
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Re: What is this?
[Re: bookworm14]
#3002450 - 03/24/09 03:34 PM
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It "looks" like it is an adapter to allow you to mount some kind of telescope to a camera tripod. If the hole on the left is 1/4-20 thread, the hole on the right would probably take a screw that goes in from the side shown in the picture into the scope tube or mirror cell.
The other side looks to have a radius cut in it.
I can give it a name... "A Useless thingy." unless you can find out what it fits.. LOL...
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LLEEGE
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Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Re: What is this?
[Re: Eddgie]
#3002496 - 03/24/09 04:13 PM
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It looks like the mounting foot off of a WO80 telescope and others of that ilk. It is used to attach the scope to a photo tripod. It is removable to allow mounting the scope in rings. Here is an image of a WO80 with it mounted.
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WarrenS
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Reged: 03/04/08
Loc: Orange County New York
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Re: What is this?
[Re: LLEEGE]
#3002959 - 03/24/09 09:03 PM
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That looks exactly like the mounting foot to my 80mm Onyx that I removed last month! It's a combo 1/4" tripod thread adapter/ vixen dovetail mount. They're probably all made by the "Acme 80mm Telescope Mounting Foot Company" somwhere in China.
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bookworm14
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Re: What is this?
[Re: WarrenS]
#3004921 - 03/25/09 10:47 PM
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Thanks everybody. Now I know what to call it. But I am still not sure what it is for. Where does it go and what does it do?
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LLEEGE
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Reged: 03/03/05
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Re: What is this?
[Re: bookworm14]
#3005348 - 03/26/09 08:24 AM
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If you look at the link I provided, you can see that it mounts to the scope. It screws to the focuser.
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