Mounting a C9.5 OTA on an Ultima C8 Mount

Has anyone mounted a Celestron 9.5 OTA on to an Ultima C8 moumt?

If so, what modifications did you have to make to the separate
components?

Thanks in advance,

TMT

Too_Many_Tools wrote:
Has anyone mounted a Celestron 9.5 OTA on to an Ultima C8 moumt?

If so, what modifications did you have to make to the separate
components?

Thanks in advance,

TMT


I owned an Ultim 8 for a few years. Nice scope.

You should be aware that the fork arms will have to be spread
significantly to accomodate the additional diameter of the 9.25 OTA, and
that the added length of the 9.25 will not allow the scope to clear the
forks. If you cannot put the OTA in the "down" position, it's gonna be a
bear to store and transport.

I'd basically advise against doing this. If you have the Ultima 8 forks,
put a C8 in there. You won't be sorry if you are doing imaging.

Stephen Paul wrote:

that the added length of the 9.25 will not allow the scope to clear the
forks.

I meant "base"

Thanks for info.

I was thinking that perhaps that the 8" and 9.25" scopes might share a
common base with the fork arms being different (wider and longer).

It sounds like they are not.

I wonder if one could build riser blocks that would fit at the bottom
of the fork arms to increase the distance between them and raise their
height.

Does anyone know the weights of the OTAs of the 8" and 9.25"?

Thanks

TMT

"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
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Thanks for info.

I was thinking that perhaps that the 8" and 9.25" scopes might share a
common base with the fork arms being different (wider and longer).

It sounds like they are not.

I wonder if one could build riser blocks that would fit at the bottom
of the fork arms to increase the distance between them and raise their
height.

Does anyone know the weights of the OTAs of the 8" and 9.25"?

Thanks

TMT
12.5lbs for the C8 (in carbon tube, but there is only a few ounces between
this and the alloy model), and 21lbs for the C9.25.
The C9.25, is "heavier for it's size", than you might expect, because of
the longer OTA needed with it's slower primary.

Best Wishes