Telescope Reviews: Re: Will this Celestron SCT idea work?

Well...one word of caution, that may be is irrelevant, and is probably minor even if it is not...The Vixen style dovetail that goes on both the 6SE and the 6" SCT that goes on the CG5 are identical in size, but they are not positioned identically as I recall. The dovetails for these 2 optically identical scopes is positioned at 90 degrees different angle. The SE has its dovetail so it attaches from the side whereas the SCT designed for the GEM has its dovetail on the bottom.

Now this could only make a difference if the screws for mounting a finder place a scope designed for the different mount at an awkward position.

I once tried to put the 6" SCT from an SE on a Vixen Portamount and found the mounted finder was underneath the scope, and the direction the scope pointed could not be reversed to solve the issue. If you are relying on a tape mounted system like a Telrad, this is no problem.

Therefore the only minor problem might be the position of a screw mounted finder. A finder mounted on top of the scope or on the left or right is no problem, but underneath would be awkward.

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Celestron 9.25 SCT
10" f/5 X-Class Dob
SV 102ED

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