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Mike Loffland
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Simple ALT/AZ Mount
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stevenf
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Reged: 10/11/09
Posts: 31
Loc: Vancouver, BC
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Very cool little article, thanks for posting it. I just picked up one of these mounts new, in a tabletop style, from Antares. So far I'm impressed with it, had never seen this style of alt-az mount before. It appears to have unlimited travel on it's axes, unlike the AZ3. The tabletop legs are long enough so that I can comfortably view with the scope on the ground. Mine does not appear like it could handle anything more than an ST80 or a 90mm mak, but that's exactly what I got it for. A small, simple, and portable alt-az mount.
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Meade ETX-60BB
Meade ETX-90EC UHTC
Skywatcher ST80
Orion ST120
Skywatcher 90mm Mak
Meade 9x63 binoculars
Celestron Explorascope
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tincup01
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Reged: 07/29/08
Posts: 40
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Nice article it prompted me to modify with a circular file some astro-steel bits and pieces and make it into a counterweight for the AZ3, ie, I fashioned some pre-existing holes so I could bolt onto the tripod in two places.
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Skywatcher f5 102mm on AZ3
Celestron F9.8 102mm on AZ3
Meade ETX 125
Relevation 8" Dob
Meade LX90 GPS
Meade lightbridge 12" Dob
7mm Nagler, RACI 8x50 finder, laser and Rigel
20x80, 15x70 and 7x50, Anti-vib pads
Plus lots of other bits and pieces.
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