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Bintel Alt-Azimuth Mount
Hi to Everyone,
I bought a Bintel Alt-Azimuth Mount off Ebay yesterday, from a chap who it turned out was a member here. The Bintel mount looks pretty much the same as the GSO Skyview one.
I got home and mounted my 5" Skywatcher MAK to it, and I must say that it worked much better than what I had expected for the half hour or so before I got clouded out.
I had tried putting the 5" MAK on an AZ3 mount, and it didn't work, as the MAK was way too heavy for it. (The AZ3 has a bit of struggle with my 4" f/5 refractor too, but is fine with my 80mm refractor).
Anyhow, I'm delighted. My only problem is that I have to get used to the 6X30 finderscope being on the right hand side, rather than on the left - I keep fogging up the eyepiece by breathing on it.
Anybody else as happy with the Bintel/GSO mount as me, or have you found something better?
Regards,
Renato
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