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Celestron Celestar C8 Dec Drive Motor / Hand Controller
Hello all
I have a celestron celestar C8 (not deluxe) that has a RA drive. I would like to fit a DEC drive and a hand panel. I have tried david hind however he no longer stocks the parts as the model is obsolete. Does anybody know where can I get a dec drive and panel from? I aim to convert the scope to an autotracking ccd scope for astrophotography. Is there a package that i can bolt on that will allow me to do that considering that I have a limited budget (about £600.00)? Any help or advice appreciated. Regards to all and clear nights Dean |
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Hi there Dean,
have you tried AWR? Their blurb says that they can fit a drive to 'any telescope'. Robert "dean" wrote in message om... Hello all I have a celestron celestar C8 (not deluxe) that has a RA drive. I would like to fit a DEC drive and a hand panel. I have tried david hind however he no longer stocks the parts as the model is obsolete. Does anybody know where can I get a dec drive and panel from? I aim to convert the scope to an autotracking ccd scope for astrophotography. Is there a package that i can bolt on that will allow me to do that considering that I have a limited budget (about £600.00)? Any help or advice appreciated. Regards to all and clear nights Dean |
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Not sure this is what you want - but check out JMI for a declination motor.
http://www.jimsmobile.com/ I bought one for my 1994 vintage C8, but that scope came with a hand paddle, offering precise RA control, along with dec buttons awaiting the motor upgrade. You may end up remounting the OTA - perhaps on a second hand Vixen GPDX with Skysensor. You may be able to do that for £600. Richard "dean" wrote in message om... Hello all I have a celestron celestar C8 (not deluxe) that has a RA drive. I would like to fit a DEC drive and a hand panel. I have tried david hind however he no longer stocks the parts as the model is obsolete. Does anybody know where can I get a dec drive and panel from? I aim to convert the scope to an autotracking ccd scope for astrophotography. Is there a package that i can bolt on that will allow me to do that considering that I have a limited budget (about £600.00)? Any help or advice appreciated. Regards to all and clear nights Dean |
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dean wrote:
Does anybody know where can I get a dec drive and panel from? Almost certainly from JMI -- I've dealt with them before and was very pleased with their service. www.jimsmobile.com Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin | ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) | http://astunit.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |
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