SkyTee Heavy Duty alt az mount

[Mark at Beaufort]

Following my visit to Astrofest 2008 I decided that I wanted a quality heavy duty alt az mount that I could use for grab and go. In the end I purchased the new SkyTee mount from Steve. The quality is excellent and damping time is almost instant. It is my intention to have the WO SD66 on one side with a larger refractor on the other - possibly a 4" APO. In the meanwhile I did a solar test with the WO having a thousand oaks filter with a PST on the other. It is really enjoyable having the solar disc available at the same time in white light and H-alpha. Attached photo shows the set up.

When the new scope arrives I will undertake a more detailed review but I can say the mount moves the existing scopes without any effort and the working height is ideal.

Mark