· 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 starbob1 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/11/07 Loc: IN PIER MOUNTING A CGEM       #3035627 - 04/10/09 08:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Any advise on how to pier mount a cgem.THANKS BOB Post Extras:       mclewis1 Thread Killer Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: New Brunswick, Canada Re: PIER MOUNTING A CGEM [Re: starbob1]       #3036038 - 04/10/09 12:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Look up references to pier mounting the Atlas and EQ-6 mounts and follow them. Post Extras:       Project Galileo professor emeritus Reged: 11/14/07 Loc: Jefferson County, Colorado Re: PIER MOUNTING A CGEM [Re: mclewis1]       #3036237 - 04/10/09 01:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Would an Atlas mounting plate work with a CGEM?? Post Extras:       Lane Post Laureate Reged: 11/19/07 Loc: Frisco, Texas Re: PIER MOUNTING A CGEM [Re: Project Galileo]       #3036319 - 04/10/09 02:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes the Atlas and CGEM mount plates are the same. The tripod extension for the Atlas is what I use on my CGEM. By the way if you get that tripod extension then you have the plate you need for the pier as long as the pier has roughly the same inside dimentions as the tripod extension. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 21 registered and 44 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: 392 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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