2 replies to this topic

[MikeMilt]

Can I put star sense explorer on my old C5?  I can buy a new 80mm refractor with star sense explorer for $180 from Costco.  Can I take the unit off the refractor and mount it on my old C5?  I'd probably want to move the red-dot finder too.

 

Or, is it possible to buy just the star sense explorer (new with code) somewhere?

 

Has anyone done this?  I don't find anything in this beginners forum after a quick search.

 

 

[Anony]

Can I put star sense explorer on my old C5?  I can buy a new 80mm refractor with star sense explorer for $180 from Costco.  Can I take the unit off the refractor and mount it on my old C5?  I'd probably want to move the red-dot finder too.

 

Or, is it possible to buy just the star sense explorer (new with code) somewhere?

 

Has anyone done this?  I don't find anything in this beginners forum after a quick search.

Plenty of people have done that with their larger dobs.

 

Only issue I can see with a C5 is with a dew shield on, is there enough space up there to hold a phone mount? You may need to go with the magnet holding method too, as I'm not sure where to mount the thing exactly...

 

For your C5, what mount/tripod are you currently using? Another option is to buy a DX version (albeit more expensive) and share the mount between the C5 and 102mm/130mm scope. That makes more sense if you want a new mount + spare scope.

 

And no, unfortunately Celestron doesn't sell just the phone mount + code separately

Edited by Anony, 31 March 2023 - 09:59 AM.

[JOEinCO]

I made a base out of 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood for a Star Sense Explorer off an LT 80AZ, so now it can be used in any scope with a Synta-style accessory shoe. Wasn't difficult at all.  

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