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Optec Libra Alt-Azimuth Adjusting Base

Optec Libra Alt-Azimuth Adjusting Base

Starting Price: $525.00
Price as Configured: $525.00
Brand: Optec / SKU: OP-19230
Heavy duty mounting platform for tandem and top-mounted OTAs. Manual altitude and azimuth controls with locking nuts. Very simple adjustment for co-aligning two telescope OTA’. Female to male Losmandy D-style dovetails.
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About This Product
Optional Stability Bars for Libra Alt-Az adjustment mount. Includes two bolt bars to securely fasten the azimuth plate to the altitude plate.

After co-aligning both telescopes, simply tighten down the four socket cap screws to increase the payload capacity of the Libra.
$65.00 each
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Price as Configured: $525.00

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Aligning two co-axial telescopes has always been a challenge.  Scope rings require adjusting up to six individual screws to provide alignment.  Then the slightest bump can knock the telescopes out of alignment. 

The Libra Alt-Az mount was designed to make this alignment task simple and painless.  Using a pair of clamps on one side to attach the female dovetail receiver to an existing male D-plate, the #19230 will fit directly on to any "D" style dovetail bar.  A second pair of larger knobs on the opposite side provide both altitude and azimuth adjustments.  A locking thumb nut secures the fine thread adjustment shaft for easy "no tools" installation and configuration. 

D-plate Width:  4.00"

  • Overall Width with knobs: 5" to 8"
  • Overall Height (level): 2.65" (2.3" to 3.0")
  • Overall Length:  12.25"
  • Clamp Width:    2.5"
  • Altitude Adjustment:  4-degrees
  • Azimuth Adjustment:  9-degrees
  • Clamp Fasteners:  3/4" knurled aluminum
  • Alt-Az Knobs:    1-1/2" knurled aluminum
  • Knob Color Options:  Silver
  • Weight: 5 lb. 15 oz (2.7 kg)
  • Payload Capacity:    25-lbs.
  • Safety:  Two 1/4"-20 knobs on male dovetail (NEW!)\
Compatibility
  • Optec Libra "D" series dovetail systems,
  • Losmandy D series dovetail systems,
  • Celestron dovetail bar,
  • Farpoint D series dovetails systems,
  • ADM "D" Series dovetail systems,
  • Robin Casady's dovetail systems.