Astro Essentials Dovetail Bars
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Astro Essentials Dovetail Bars

£17.00
  (31 Reviews)
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About this product

Model:  ae_v_dovetail_short

Compatible with most Sky-Watcher Celestron, Vixen, Orion and other mounts with Vixen-type saddles. 

The 'Short' is from machined aluminium.

The 'Medium & 'Long' are from extruded aluminium. 

Short Dovetail Bar

Especially handy for adding to scopes where you want a longer dovetail for balance, but the rings need to be closer together than the positions possible on the Medium dovetail, as the slots allow you to adjust the position.

  • 18cm long
  • 2x 70mm long slots with a 10mm recess (perfect for socket head bolts)
  • 1x 1/4-20 UNC Threaded Holes in the centre

Medium Dovetail Bar

  • 21cm long
  • 2x 1/4-20 UNC Threaded Holes - 30mm apart. 75mm / 105mm centres from one end of the dovetail. 105mm / 135mm centres from the other end of the dovetail.
  • 2x 6.5mm clear holes on each end - centres 13mm in from the end.
  • 2x adjustment screws on each end for adjusting cone error.

Long Dovetail Bar

  • 33.5cm long
  • 4x 1/4-20 UNC Threaded Holes - 65mm / 113mm / 173mm / 228 centres from one end of the dovetail. 105mm / 160mm / 220mm / 268mm centres from the other end of the dovetail.
  • 2x 6.5mm clear holes on each end - centres 13mm in from the end.
  • 2x adjustment screws on each end for adjusting cone error.

Customer reviews

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dovetail blues
21 December 2023  | 

pity it is not in Blue other than that great piece of kit.


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Astro essentials long dovetail bar
25 November 2023  | 

Excellent service as always from flo.
Good quality bar at a very good price


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Sturdy small Dovetail
20 September 2023  | 

Excellent dovetail, very sturdy


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Long AE Vixen Dovetail bar
16 August 2023  | 

Purchased this to replace a SW bar that was used to mount a SY135/camera assembly. Looks identical to the SW item apart from the colour.


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Simple, but effective
07 August 2023  | 

I needed a longer dovetail to achieve balance for my 'new' (2nd hand) refractor, but for various reasons didn't want to alter the spacing between the scope's rings - answer: a dovetail with long slots for maximum flexibility. Perfect.
I love dealing with FLO - the advice they're able to provide has always been useful and their delivery and returns setup is second to none.


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Astro essentials short bar
09 July 2023  | 

The Astro essentials short bar is excellent, very solid and two long recessed slots to hide the cap heads. I only wish there was a longer version made in the same way in this range. Great value compared to other ranges.


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Dovetail Bar
28 April 2023  | 

I needed a decent length dovetail bar, there are plenty on the market, I chose the astro essentials one because it was a good price,in stock and did exactly what I needed it too. The quality of the item is very good and FLO as normal provide an excellent service.


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Small dovetail bar
16 April 2023  | 

Excellent service from FLO. Product as described and imaged. Delivery very fast.


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telescope balance
16 January 2023  | 

Needed to move my ed72 ds-pro forward on the mount to get balance and this dovetail is perfect for doing that


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Exceptional value for money
28 August 2022  | 

I bought the small, really solid piece of kit, quality for the price is outstanding.


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