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I would like to find an inexpensive alt-az head to go on a conventional
photographic tripod. It will carry an Orion ST-80. The telescope is likely to spend more time pointed at Himalayan peaks from a roof with a view than at the sky but it will get pointed at the sky for a reasonable amount of time. Astronomical use will probably be quite casual. The tripod has a removable head, with a standard threaded stub on which the alt-az head will presumably go. The Orion AZ-3 is way too much in the context. I am really looking for something in the same range as a moderately priced photographic tripod head. Failing that, I suppose a moderately priced photographic head will serve reasonably well. It is just not as intuitively obvious a way to point a telescope. I could manufacture one but I have a years long stack of things I could manufacture and am "in the process of making". I think I should accept that "can" will not translate into "will". I would appreciate any suggestions anyone might have. The Orion AZ-3 is way too much in the context. I am really looking for something in the same range as a moderately priced photographic tripod head. - Shankar |
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