David thanks for your kind words but on the tripod its a Telvue ash Gibralter tripod , its very stable but as said its not that the standard HEQ5 tripod is not sturdy , far from it , its very solid and for my C9.25 its more than enough .
I put the TV tripod under it to gain about 200mm extra height as I use this mount/tripod combo under my iStar 5 inch f8 refractor at nearly 1000mm in length compared to the CAT's 500mm length and the standard SW stainless steel tripod was to short and I had to sit on the ground to view the zenith , hence the taller ( without loosing stability ) TV ash tripod .
No a HEQ5 mount is plenty for a C8/9.25 CAT , I use Binoviewers as well and my HEQ5 does not even feel the extra weight on both my CAT and long (read, heavy) refractor .
Here it is if interested .
I too like the Vixen mounts , very smooth and well made as Lewis says and have the GP's smaller brother , the 'Super Polaris' under my Takahashi Sky90 and its perfect for this OTA , I have even put my iStar on it and it took it without complaint but again the tripod is to short for the long refractor , not the weight , very nice mounts also those Vixen's .
Brian.
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Originally Posted by Dave47tuc
Thanks for all the replies .
Brian your mount is nice but not the standard set up ! Your tripod makes a big difference from the standard one. So I'm sure you say it works well as it is I don't won't to spend extra on a tripod like that.
I know it's easy to align a scope up and view that is not my problem.
My boggle is to get the right mount to handle the C8 with binoviewing which can become a heavy set up. I think the AZ-Q6 would be good but if someone is using HEQ 5 like I would to use it and it performs well I would like to see photos and thoughts thanks.
Regards.
Dave  |