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Modular Telescope
Mounting Systems by GEOPTIK
  Telescopes
often come with very basic mounting hardware made out of thin
alloys, which flex as you point to different parts of the sky.
What's needed is a strong, rigid platform between scope and mount to
reduce flexure, image shift and inaccurate tracking for sharper CCD
or DSLR images with tighter, rounder star points. It needs to be
modular allowing you to add guide scopes or mount different types of
optical tube without additional cost, with quicker and safer setup
and take down.
The Geoptik range is a very high
quality yet affordable modular and rigid telescope mounting system,
CNC machined out of solid aluminium. It's the perfect platform to
combine different optical tube assemblies with equatorial mounts -
such as the Vixen GP, Orion Atlas,
Skywatcher EQ6,
HE-Q5, Losmandy G11 and GM8.
A rigid side-by-side arrangement in a
SkyShed POD with a refractor guide
scope alongside a Celestron C11 on a Skywatcher EQ6 mount. |
USP - Universal Saddle
Plate
 The
core of the Modular Mounting System. An
all-in-one plate lets you attach both larger Losmandy or smaller Vixen dovetail
plates & bars to your mount. It grips the bar with even pressure without damage
it, with mounting holes to attach to your mount.
Note: You need the "EQ6
Adapter Puck" to attach it to the EQ mount heads (packages
below). Left, the USP on a Skywatcher EQ-6
mount.
Order the Universal Saddle Plate for Losmandy or Vixen GP |
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Above, Losmandy &
Vixen bars both fit the USP. |
USP & EQ-6 mounting puck kit
 
A USP plus a matching CNC machined and anodised puck to attach the USP to your
Skywatcher EQ6 mount. This reduces flex by replacing the standard 2-screw
dovetail clamp with a precision machined solid aluminium puck which bolts
directly to the mount head. Reduced flex means less vibration and more accurate
long exposure imaging, with more detail and tighter stars. It's also quicker,
safer and more secure to mount an un-mount your scope in the dark. Probably the
most useful single upgrade to your mount-train. Includes 4 stainless steel
countersunk Allen bolts.
Order USP & EQ-6 mounting puck now
or
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Vixen GP & Synta
Skywatcher dovetail bar
 Replace
your existing Vixen GP, Orion or Synta Skywatcher dovetail bar with a solid CNC
machined aluminium one which is stronger, looks great, and is less prone to
flexing unlike the hollow extruded ones which came with your telescope. Test
this by taking rocking your OTA from side-to-side with the mount tightened and
you'll be amazed at the flexure! Available in 3 lengths, see diagram to
right.
Left,
a 250mm #30A059 Vixen dovetail bar shown mounted on the
Universal Saddle Plate. resting on an
EQ6 Adapter Puck.
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or order below:
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The
Losmandy dovetail bar comes in 2 sizes and is an extremely strong, lightweight
platform for your telescope and imaging equipment
A
pair of strong, well machined guide rings to mount a refractor in tandem or
"piggyback" mode. Fits most aftermarket dovetail plates with a flattened base.
Includes Nylon-tipped screws so you don't mark your scope.
