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Mounting a Televue STARBEAM Finder on a C-14 OTA

Started by spaceflight, 04/19/2003 08:45PM
Posted 04/19/2003 08:45PM Opening Post
Does anybody out there have any experience mounting the STARBEAM using a DOVETAIL setup? Would like to configure the finder so it can be easily removed/installed from the OTA..understand the STARBEAM only comes with a Universal adapter which is a semi-permanent mount...

Thanks for your help..

Scott Schneeweis

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Posted 04/20/2003 01:28AM #1
I have a Starbeam mounted on my LX-90. The Starbeam has one large thumbscrew that attaches and detaches it from the included mounting block, so you really don't need a dovetail mount. There are two kinds of mounting blocks, a flat one specifically for Tele-Vue telescopes and a "universal" mount with a curved bottom. You need to get the one with the curved bottom.

Lee