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Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor
      07/04/09 01:13 PM

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Tom,

Based on your criteria above you may want to take a look at the Stellarvue MG Mount. Here is a link to the mini-review I did a while back.

Stellarvue MG Mini-Review




Preston:

I commend you on a well written review of the MG mount and some really sharp photography! I had skipped right by this mount on the SV site due to the cost ($499 if purchased with a scope). Your comments regarding traveling with the SV115T further challenged my wavering opinion of what constitutes the upper weight and size limits of a "grab-and-go". I have talked myself all the way up to 110mm/f7 and back down to 90mm. I keep asking myself would I hesitate in hauling out a scope approaching 3 feet in length for those short viewing sessions?

The Voyager and Porta II still seem like the best choices for my circumstances but I think your SV115T deserves the first class ride!

Thanks for some interesting reading,
Tom

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Tom
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Orion 102ED / AT Voyager
ST80 / EQ-1
NexStar6 SE

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* Alt-Az mount for small refractor tcat 07/03/09 11:16 AM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor Preston Smith   07/04/09 12:01 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor tcat   07/04/09 01:13 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor Preston Smith   07/04/09 04:07 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor crazyqban   07/04/09 06:27 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor cuzimthedad   07/04/09 01:35 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor EdZ   07/03/09 11:43 AM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor Manny Myles   07/03/09 12:17 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor Ron B   07/03/09 06:44 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor csa/montana   07/04/09 01:00 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor Phil Frederick   07/03/09 07:09 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor tcat   07/03/09 08:00 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor Manny Myles   07/04/09 11:34 AM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor tcat   07/04/09 11:52 AM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor Manny Myles   07/04/09 12:50 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor tcat   07/04/09 10:03 PM
. * Re: Alt-Az mount for small refractor Manny Myles   07/05/09 12:19 PM

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