Anyone know what this is?!

[badgerchap]

Hi, was just wondering if anyone knows what mount this is....

Any ideas??

[RikM]

Old EQ3-2 with dual axis drives.

[JamesF]

That it be. I have one just like it. Well, perhaps once it was just like it.

James

[badgerchap]

Ah thankyou very much. Very prompt as well, I might add! Would it do for e.g a 120mm refractor with a webcam?

[RikM]

Depends very much on the length of the scope. I have used mine with f/9.4 127mm refractor and the physical length of the tube makes it wobble quite a bit. If you mean one of the short tube ST type then it will probably be fine, but not so nice to use with web cam.

[JamesF]

I'd not want to go a lot heavier than an ST120, especially for imaging (though it strikes me as an odd idea, imaging with an ST120). I use mine with a 127 Mak which is about half a kilogram lighter and it's fine with that, but obviously the scope is far more compact.

James

[badgerchap]

Ah well, moot point now - getting a short tube William optics and an eq5, should be satisfactory!

[jimmyjamjoejoe]

I just bought an evostar 102 (blue tube) on one of these for the nifty price of £77. It was missing the central bolt to hold it to the tripod but that was quickly sorted. It copes with the 102 just fine so long as everything is balanced.