Hi, I am hoping someone here might be able to give me some advice on the best way to mount my guide scope.
What i have is the Orion 60mm guide scope.
https://www.bintel.com.au/product/or...v=322b26af01d5
The telescope is the Skywatcher Evostar 150ED
https://skywatcheraustralia.com.au/p...refractor-ota/
So what i am trying to do is, find the best way to mount this guide scope to this telescope.
I have been given the run around i guess you could say from where i got the guide scope from ( not the link listed )
I have asked multiple suppliers about what brackets / mounts i need to get this to fit and when i ask if that part will be compatible with that part i get no replies, so thought it would be best to ask here as i am sure many here have gone through this process before.
So I am not 100% up to speed with the technical names or the components, so please bear with me with that.
I got this guide scope as i i am planing to do some AP work a little latter on.
So after all that,
The guide scope has what i believe is the standard dovetail that fits into the standard finder scope bracket that you get with most scopes.
I was advised that it is not best to mount the guide scope in a finder bracket as it won't be sturdy enough for the telescope that i have.
Is this statement correct?
I am thinking i am best to mount the guide scope on top of my telescopes rings, the total distance between them is 13 inches.
I do have a Sirius Vixen dovetail clamp 68 mm,
http://www.sirius-optics.com.au/siri...lamp-63mm.html
i can bolt this dove tail clamp to the dovetail that is already on the guide scope, But then i need to figure out what sort of dovetail i need to fit this clamp, the supplier still won't advise me on this yet for some reason.
So after all that, is it possible that someone could please advise me on the best option to mount this guide scope to my Evostar 150ED, i still want to keep mounted my red dot finder as well.
Any advise with a link to the parts needed would be appreciated,
Thanks.
Peter.