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Home > Mounts & Tripods > Mount Accessories > Pier Adapter - Skywatcher Celestron & iOptron (Multi-Mount)

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Pier Adapter - Skywatcher Celestron & iOptron (Multi-Mount)

Price: £69.99
Incl. VAT 20% ( £11.67 )

Product code: PAD-MULTI

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The new Altair Astro CNC machined aluminium pier adapter is used to secure the following Equatorial mounts to your Altair SkyShed Pier:

Altair Sabre mount
iOptron CEM60
iOptron iEQ45
Skywatcher EQ6 (AKA Orion Atlas)
Skywatcher HEQ5
Skywatcher EQ5
Skywatcher EQ3-2
Celestron CGEM
Celestron CGEM-DX
Celestron CG-5 & CG-4
Generic Chinese EQ5 mounts such as "Astro-5 EQ" mount
Meade LXD75 (due to mount model variations, please email us to confirm dimensions)
Several Vixen mounts (due to mount variations, please email us to confirm dimensions)

Other mounts: The pier adapter also fits several other mounts including those made by Meade and Vixen Japan, however we request you email us dimensions so we can confirm because there are some variations in these mounts depending on the year of manufacture.

The pier adapter has four recessed holes around the outer perimeter for fastening it to the pier plate in various positions.

The pier adapter is designed to add 32mm height to the mount in order to clear the pier top plate.

4x corrosion resistant stainless steel bolts and nuts are included with your pier adapter for quick and easy installation. The pier adapter is clear silver anodised.

Using the Azimuth (rotation) stop for each type of mount:

There is an additional threaded hole for the EQ6 azimuth stop bolt which can be removed from the field tripod and screwed into the pier adapter.

Product feature summary:

Transfer your EQ mount from static pier to field tripod in minutes.
CNC machined from solid aluminium, anodised to ensure corrosion protection.
4x corrosion resistant stainless steel nuts & bolts are included.
Fits the Altair/SkyShed 8” Steel Adjustable Pier without any drilling.
The existing hole pattern on Altair Piers is the same as the Meade LX200.
The Altair pier adapter be used on any flat surface with the correct holes, such as a home made pier of your own.
Pleasing to the eye in anodised aluminium, complementing the crisp lines of the laser-cut 8” Altair-SkyShed Pier and the Altair TMS product range.

Check out the high-res images by clicking on the image opposite. (Please note, some thumbnail images under the main product image are of the older type pier adapter in use, but the principle is the same).

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Where to buy Altair Astro products:

UK orders:

Tring Astronomy Centre (Hertfordshire, Advanced Stockist)
Green Witch (Birstal & Cambridge, Advanced Stockist)
Telescope House (Kent, Advanced Stockist)
Harrison Telescopes (Stockist)
Rother Valley Optics (Stockist)
Wex Photographic (Norwich, Stockist)
Ian King Imaging (Kent, Stockist)
Peak 2 Valley Instruments (Derbyshire, Stockist)
Widescreen Centre (Cambridgeshire, Stockist)
F1 Telescopes (Kent)
Grovers (North Yorkshire)
Io Astronomy Please note: IO Astronomy voluntarily ceased trading with large unpaid debts affecting the entire UK astronomy industry. You may contact us for problems / issues with Altair or iOptron products ONLY - or try Darkframe Optics / Dave Woods. Unfortunately, we will not be able to support undeclared products bought from the ex-directors after the company ceased trading.

Europe orders:

Artesky Italy, Europe
Astromarket AST Optics Belgium, Europe
Astro AS Denmark, Europe
Astro Sweden Belgium, Europe
Ktech Telescopes Ireland, Europe
Pierro Astro France, Europe
SkyVision France, Europe
Teleskop Service Ransburg Germany, Europe

North America & Canada orders:

Ontario Telescopes Canada, North America
Cloudbreak Optics North America

Products can be ordered online from Altair with tracked insured shipping to anywhere in the world. For large items shipping price may need to be re-quoted.

Russia orders: Please contact.

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