Sky-Watcher Guidescope Mount
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Sky-Watcher Guidescope Mount

£129.00
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About this product

Model:  SW_guidescope_mount
Part Number:  20244

A convenient alternative to guidescope rings. 

For best results fit onto a Sky-Watcher or ADM dovetail using our FLO adapter plate

Features full alt-azimuth control for quick and precise alignment of guidescope with main telescope.

Includes a Sky-Watcher/Vixen-type saddle which can be removed to allow a dovetail bar to be fitted directly to top plate.

Includes a DSLR camera mounting screw at the front of the top-plate.

Sky-Watcher Guidescope Mount Review pdf 

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SW guidescope alignment unit
05 September 2024  | 

My problem was to accurately and repeatedly have a guide scope, which I am not actually using as a guidescope, exactly align with my scope. I am an imager who occasionally uses my 127 scope for observing and I do not use ASIAir, and will not, but I do use ZWO AM5 and 3 mounts. The software for accurate positioning without using ASIAir is wholly inadequate for really precise "GoTo" functionality so I use NINA and I use a 50mm guidescope as the "main" imaging camera when observing. This guidescope does all my plate solving in NINA and so I needed a system that was perfectly aligned with my scope. Alex at FLO suggested to try this unit and it is unbelievably good. It is really well manufactured and very very precise on its alignment and even better, when aligned it stays in the exact position even after being bumped around in our motorhome all over Europe. So now I simply use the guidescope as the main camera with my eyepiece train on the scope. Choose my target in Stellarium, "GoTo" it and plate solve in NINA and the target is smack dab in the centre of my scope....it's brilliant


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Solid stuff
22 April 2024  | 

I am installing a Pulsar observatory and I was looking to put a bigger guide scope on my C9,25 Edge. These are often the smaller achromatic scopes of 80 aperture. I wil be using the Sky-Watcher Startravel. Hence a proper and stable mount came in the picture.
These mounts usually aren't cheep, 300£ +...
Until I found this Sky-Watcher mount at a very good price. The part was sent immediately (as per usual service of FL0) and when I got it im my hands, I was surprised about the solid construction.
It shows no backlash and is very robust. Of course it is not light as you can see and is not advised for any backpacking. But for an observatory it will do a very good job.
Now I need to find a way to fit it to my C9,25, but that's part of the hobby....

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Q1. What is the maximum payload?

Sky-Watcher don't specify a maximum payload but we it has no difficulty carrying any of the guide-scopes sold at FLO.

Q2. How long is the base?

The base' dimensions are 12cm x 8cm.

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