Manufactured by Thomas Gaunt, Melbourne
Equatorial dual axis mount Head only plus extra heavy duty counterweight
Suit permanent observatory installation
Ultra heavy duty capability
Suit large refractor up to 8 inches or Newtonian to 10 inches, or Cassegrain to 12 inches
Suit pier installation
Very heavy duty cast iron construction
Has been used to mount up an 8 inch hand crafted ultra premium refractor, plus also an 8 inch Quantum Maksutov Cassegrain
Being replaced by an advanced capability ultra high performance Go To Eq - therefore being sacrificed
