Vixen Great Polaris

Again, thanks Dave.

I would be a bit nervous about drilling holes in my scope tube though.

Paul

You shouldn't have to Paul. The OTA should have pre-drilled holes to accept the dovetail bars.

Paul, I just saw Ian King has an offer on these mounts. Maybe this is what you were looking at anyway?

See here;

www.iankingimaging.com/show_products.php?category=99

Hi all

Unfortunately the Vixen is now unavailable.

I have searched the net and narrowed my choice down to two, you think after all this time it would be easier :roll: . All I have used in the past twenty years were dobs or smaller refractors on photographic tripods. The two I have my eye on are:

The Celestron CG-5 GoTo mount.

The Skywatcher HEQ5 with dual axis drive.

Now, I'm not into photography as I am a visual observer and I plan to mount an 8" SCT on it.

Both mounts have their pros and cons.
The legs on the CG-5 are 2" diameter as opposed to the HEQ5s 1.5".
The HEQ5 is a beefier mount and can take more weight.
The CG-5 has the GoTo system.
The HEQ5 has a built in polar alignment scope.

I am leaning towards the Skywatcher at the moment, mostly due to the fact that it can take more weight, a future scope I have in mind is a 6" refractor.

I would welcome any input anyone can give me so that I can make a final decision.

Yours truly.

Confused

Paul