I am seriously considering the purchase of a 10" Meade LX50 or 2120 for a pretty good price. I currently have and use an 8" Celestar 8 Deluxe which I plan to keep. The Celestron tripod/wedge combo is the (very) heavy duty variety.
Question is, will the 10" Meade scope (with the stock fork mount) fit on the Celestron wedge or is it a different size? I tried searching for an answer but couldn't find anything definitive.
Thanks to everyone!
Allan

SCT Equatorial Wedge Question
Started by
JupiterETX
, May 05 2016 04:01 PM
3 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 05 May 2016 - 04:01 PM
#2
Posted 06 May 2016 - 07:23 PM
different bolt pattern and will not come close to fitting.
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Mark Sibole
MTSO Observatory
Fife Lake, Mi.
http://astronomy.qteaser.com
MTSO Observatory
Fife Lake, Mi.
http://astronomy.qteaser.com
#3
Posted 18 May 2016 - 04:23 PM
Ok, thanks; there seem to be enough wedges floating around out there, I'm sure I'll be able to locate one soon enough.
#4
Posted 19 May 2016 - 02:47 AM
You can do a google search for Plywood wedges or home made wedges.Ive seen many people have good luck making a wedge and they have even been solid enough for astrophotography. Good Luck on finding a wedge.If your doing visual work or planetary work you really dont need a wedge.You really only need a wedge for long exposure astrophotography.
Mark Sibole
MTSO Observatory
Fife Lake, Mi.
http://astronomy.qteaser.com
MTSO Observatory
Fife Lake, Mi.
http://astronomy.qteaser.com
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