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Orion 8" Dovetail Mounting Plate for SkyView Pro and Atlas Mounts

Dovetail mounting plates provide a platform for coupling telescope optical tubes to SkyView Pro and Atlas equatorial mounts. Tube rings (sold separately) bolt onto the dovetail plate, which then fits into the dovetail slot on the equatorial head.

$16.95

Orion 1/4"-20 Adapter for SkyView Pro & Atlas Mounts

Equatorial mount adapter for SkyView Pro and Atlas Mounts. Provides threaded post for attaching instruments equipped with a 1/4"-20 threaded socket.

$16.95

Orion 1/4"-20 Adapter for EQ-1 Mount

Provides threaded post for attaching instruments equipped with a 1/4"-20 threaded socket.

$16.95

Stellarvue D Base

This is the same dovetail foot and shoe used on the R50D and R80D ring system.

$19.00

Universal Astronomics 2" x 4" Universal Saddle Plate

2" x 4" Universal Saddle Plate (for Deluxe models). Fits UniStar, MicroStar and MacroStar alt-az mounts.

$20.00

Losmandy Dovetail Adapter Plate for Super Polaris Mounts

Dovetail Adapter Plate for Super Polaris Mounts. Allows use of GM-8 or G-11 saddle plates with Super Polaris Mounts.

$30.00

Losmandy V Series Dovetail Plate Adapter

Vixen style dovetail plate adapter mounts to existing rings or telescopes.

$35.00

Universal Astronomics Light Tripod Mounting Post (1" diameter) 5/8-11 Oberwerk Tripod

Light Tripod Mounting Post (1" diameter) 5/8-11 Oberwerk Tripod

$35.00

Lunt Solar Systems Dovetail Bar 100mm for Lunt 60 Clamshell

The telescope connecting screws are US 1/4-20 inch size and they do not look out of the rail, which makes this rail a perfect match for Vixen like and similar mounts.

$35.00

TeleVue Mounting Adapter for Meade LXD-500

Mounting Adapter for Meade LXD-500. Fits all TeleVue scopes.

$36.00

TeleVue Telescope Balance Aid Long

Mounting adapter plates give you the flexibility of bolting your Tele Vue telescope directly to many brands of equatorial mounts.

$38.99

Stellarvue Short Vixen Type Dovetail Plate for Dual Rings

Mount any Stellarvue 80 - 90mm telescope using dual rings or the single deluxe ring to this plate. This plate may also be used on GP, EQ5, CG5 and other similar mounts. Has side slots for the safety screw used on GP type mounts. 5.4" long. May use with the TD-2 dovetail base.

$39.00

Meade LXD75 Saddle Plate

Saddle (dovetail) plate for the LXD75 mount/tripod system.

$39.00

Stellarvue Long Vixen Type Dovetail Plate for Dual Rings

Mounts our rings to the M1 and M3 mounts, Vixen mounts, CG5, EQ5, GP, LXD55 and similar clone mounts from China. Center 1/4-20 hole attaches plate to a camera tripod. Has side slots for the safety screw used on Vixen GP type mounts. 7 7/8"" long.

$39.00

Stellarvue CA4 Piggyback Camera Mounting Plates

Mount a camera to the top of your telescope. This piggyback system comes with all of the parts needed to mount it to either a hinged ring or any of our clamshell rings.

$39.00

Universal Astronomics Heavy Tripod Mounting Post ( 2" diameter) 3/8-16 thread

Heavy Tripod Mounting Post(2" diameter) 3/8-16 thread

$40.00

Astro-Physics Adapter for Attaching 400/600E/Mach1 Mounts to Wood and Aluminum Tripods

This adapter is necessary to attach an Astro-Physics 400, 600E or Mach1GTO mount to a tripod or pier. The Tripod Adapter is made of black anodized aluminum and is precision machined to help guarantee a rock solid platform for your observing and imaging needs. The Tripod adapter bolts onto the top plate of the tripod or the top of your home-made pier through the adapter's 3 bottom bolt-through holes.

$50.00

Farpoint Astro Dovetail Plate for TeleVue Clamshell

Farpoint Televue Clamshell Dovetail Plate. Allows attachment of the Televue clamshell to your dovetail mount. Our dovetail plates are compatible with Losmandy style equipment but with improvements. Rounded corners and a tapered lead-in section on the dovetail make these bars easier to insert into the telescope saddle.

$53.00

Losmandy V Series GM-8 Saddle Plate

GM-8 saddle plate. Can be mounted to GM8 mounts for use with V series dovetail plates.

$55.00

Losmandy V Series Universal Short Dovetail Plate

Vixen style short universal dovetail plate for use on Tele Vue, Parks, Takahashi, Questar, Vixen and Meade refractors. Length 7.0", thickness 0.5".

$55.00