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Hi

I have had a 150mm short tube Skywatcher refractor laying unused
for many years as I could not bother humping and assembling the HEQ5pro
mount out into the yard for those quick views on cold winter nights
(alright - I am a wooze).The 80mm scopes on camera tripods were not
suitable for what I wanted.

Nowhere could I find advice on a suitable alt-az mount on the net,
BUT a quick call to Bintel (Sydney) yesterday afternoon had Don
advising that the Skyview II would be suitable, and it arrived early
this morning.

The mount is brilliant for what I want to hold the 8kg scope, easy
to take out to the yard next to the lake, stable with little wobble
when using the controls. I am looking forward to trying it out on
DSO's tonight before the moon rises. At the moment I am checking
out all the recently hatched Plover chicks running around the lake
foreshore.

Many thanks Bintel(Don) for the advice, great product and excellent service.

regards Alex