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dovetail bracket to mate Ranger to C5+ mount
The subject line pretty much says it. I have a Tele Vue Ranger that
mounts on a small rail, perhaps 1.5 cm across. (I don't have it with me, so I'm going by memory.) I also have the mount that the C5+ comes on, with a dovetail so you can slide the OTA on and off. I'd like to be able to mount the Ranger onto that thing, so I can get tracking. (I have a solar filter that only fits the Ranger.) Does anyone have any suggestions for sources for this kind of thing? Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt |
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dovetail bracket to mate Ranger to C5+ mount
Does anyone have
any suggestions for sources for this kind of thing? For what its worth: I have a C5 OTA and a Pronto. I have solar filters for both. In general I prefer the Pronto for most things, but for solar viewing, I like the C-5. Consider springing for a solar filter for the C-5. Of course if the Ranger's filter is a Coronado or similar filter, then things change but you could still probably fabricate a mount that would allow you to view with the C5 through the Ranger filter. jon |
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dovetail bracket to mate Ranger to C5+ mount
Jon Isaacs wrote:
For what its worth: I have a C5 OTA and a Pronto. I have solar filters for both. In general I prefer the Pronto for most things, but for solar viewing, I like the C-5. Consider springing for a solar filter for the C-5. Of course if the Ranger's filter is a Coronado or similar filter, then things change but you could still probably fabricate a mount that would allow you to view with the C5 through the Ranger filter. Yes, actually, the Ranger's filter is the Coronado 40 mm. That makes it just a little too big to use off-axis on the C5+. I suppose I could still do it, but I would prefer not to. Still, if it costs less to get an adapter plate for the C5+ (to attach the Coronado filter to) than it does to get a dovetail adapter plate for the Ranger, I'll go that route. Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt |
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dovetail bracket to mate Ranger to C5+ mount
Jon Isaacs wrote:
For what its worth: I have a C5 OTA and a Pronto. I have solar filters for both. In general I prefer the Pronto for most things, but for solar viewing, I like the C-5. Consider springing for a solar filter for the C-5. Of course if the Ranger's filter is a Coronado or similar filter, then things change but you could still probably fabricate a mount that would allow you to view with the C5 through the Ranger filter. Yes, actually, the Ranger's filter is the Coronado 40 mm. That makes it just a little too big to use off-axis on the C5+. I suppose I could still do it, but I would prefer not to. Still, if it costs less to get an adapter plate for the C5+ (to attach the Coronado filter to) than it does to get a dovetail adapter plate for the Ranger, I'll go that route. Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt |
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dovetail bracket to mate Ranger to C5+ mount
Jon Isaacs wrote:
For what its worth: I have a C5 OTA and a Pronto. I have solar filters for both. In general I prefer the Pronto for most things, but for solar viewing, I like the C-5. Consider springing for a solar filter for the C-5. Of course if the Ranger's filter is a Coronado or similar filter, then things change but you could still probably fabricate a mount that would allow you to view with the C5 through the Ranger filter. Yes, actually, the Ranger's filter is the Coronado 40 mm. That makes it just a little too big to use off-axis on the C5+. I suppose I could still do it, but I would prefer not to. Still, if it costs less to get an adapter plate for the C5+ (to attach the Coronado filter to) than it does to get a dovetail adapter plate for the Ranger, I'll go that route. Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt |
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dovetail bracket to mate Ranger to C5+ mount
Does anyone have
any suggestions for sources for this kind of thing? For what its worth: I have a C5 OTA and a Pronto. I have solar filters for both. In general I prefer the Pronto for most things, but for solar viewing, I like the C-5. Consider springing for a solar filter for the C-5. Of course if the Ranger's filter is a Coronado or similar filter, then things change but you could still probably fabricate a mount that would allow you to view with the C5 through the Ranger filter. jon |
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dovetail bracket to mate Ranger to C5+ mount
Does anyone have
any suggestions for sources for this kind of thing? For what its worth: I have a C5 OTA and a Pronto. I have solar filters for both. In general I prefer the Pronto for most things, but for solar viewing, I like the C-5. Consider springing for a solar filter for the C-5. Of course if the Ranger's filter is a Coronado or similar filter, then things change but you could still probably fabricate a mount that would allow you to view with the C5 through the Ranger filter. jon |
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