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Old 13-08-2011, 07:26 PM
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graham.hobart (Graham stevens)
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saddle & dovetail confusion

I seem to remember having similar issues when I got my EQ 6 and tried to tandem mount two scopes- I solved it by getting a side by side bar kit from telescopes-astronomy in Adelaide and fitting a couple of the Bintel dove tail clamps. The pictures show these.
The set up is slightly modified in the second picture- the bottom bar is usually parallel to the long axis of the plate. I turned it around to make it easier to polar align on a CGEM mount.
Good luck
Graham
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