EQ platforms for Big Dobs

I have a 16 inch truss tube dob on order and I intend on getting Sky
Commander DSC's on it. This is my question: The builder of these scopes
offers the ServoCat GO-TO system by Argo Navis to be used with Sky
Commander - whole package is $2,400. But I'm more interested in the
tracking than the GO-TO. I was wondering about the possibility of adding a
platform with the DSC's without the GO-TO. I wonder if it would be any less
expensive? Could any of you folks steer me to the sources who make good EQ
platforms for big dobs?

Thanks,
Jason Fry




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J. Jason Fry wrote:
Could any of you folks steer me to the sources who make good EQ
platforms for big dobs?

I don't have any personal experience with them, but the platforms at
http://www.johnsonian.com look pretty interesting.

Steve

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 17:24:21 -0500, "J. Jason Fry"
wrote:

Could any of you folks steer me to the sources who make good EQ
platforms for big dobs?

Tom Osypowski makes the best ones. Just search for EQ platforms.


Paul Below
Battle Point Astronomical Association
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
http://bainbridgeisland.org/ritchieobs/

Thanks for your posts. Those are the sort of sites I was looking for.

Jason

"J. Jason Fry" wrote in message
...
I have a 16 inch truss tube dob on order and I intend on getting Sky
Commander DSC's on it. This is my question: The builder of these scopes
offers the ServoCat GO-TO system by Argo Navis to be used with Sky
Commander - whole package is $2,400. But I'm more interested in the
tracking than the GO-TO. I was wondering about the possibility of adding
a
platform with the DSC's without the GO-TO. I wonder if it would be any
less
expensive? Could any of you folks steer me to the sources who make good
EQ
platforms for big dobs?

Thanks,
Jason Fry




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