ACCESSORIES
Heads for the EQ6 & EQ5 and the mount of the type CG5
Our heads are manufactured to give maximum stability and ease of pointing. The east stop has 3 positions to give easy polar pointing as when the pedestal is fitted to the ground and the adjustment on the mount is insufficient to point the mount correctly, the only option is to re-site the pedestal. Our solution solves this problem.
The heads are also fitted with a large level making the horizontal adjustment easy.
From experience we have learned that 3 bolts and nuts are enough to level the head correctly and strong enough to stop all vibration. 4 bolts and nuts make this operation more difficult without any real benefit.
There are also 4 fixation holes on the bottom part of the head which allows our heads to be fitted to the pedestal of your choice. Pedestals made of concrete are sometime used in fixed observatories.
Our heads are manufactured to give maximum stability and ease of pointing. The east stop has 3 positions to give easy polar pointing as when the pedestal is fitted to the ground and the adjustment on the mount is insufficient to point the mount correctly, the only option is to re-
From experience we have learned that 3 bolts and nuts are enough to level the head correctly and strong enough to stop all vibration. 4 bolts and nuts make this operation more difficult without any real benefit.
There are also 4 fixation holes on the bottom part of the head which allows our heads to be fitted to the pedestal of your choice. Pedestals made of concrete are sometime used in fixed observatories.
Pedestal
The pedestal we manufacture can be made to fit any mount. The pedestal is made of 3 tubular pipes which reduces vibration. We have discovered that this method of manufacturing the pedestal with 3 tubes makes it more stable that 1 single metal pipe and is also cheaper.
The pedestal can be made to any height you choose but we stock 2 heights for prompt despatch; the 50cm pedestal for the Newtonian (reflector) and the 100cm for the refractors and CATs.
The pedestal we manufacture can be made to fit any mount. The pedestal is made of 3 tubular pipes which reduces vibration. We have discovered that this method of manufacturing the pedestal with 3 tubes makes it more stable that 1 single metal pipe and is also cheaper.
The pedestal can be made to any height you choose but we stock 2 heights for prompt despatch; the 50cm pedestal for the Newtonian (reflector) and the 100cm for the refractors and CATs.
