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Paramount MX User Guide
The table below lists the most common hardware used to mount telescopes (or optical tube assemblies)
and the advantages and disadvantages of each system.
OTA Mounting Advantages
Losmandy-
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compatible Dovetail
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Homeyer Scope
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Cradle
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Parallax
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Instruments OTA
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Figure 13: Paramount MX Versa-Plate technical specifications.
Mounting the OTA to the Versa-Plate is
relatively fast and easy.
Hardware is available, or integrated into
telescopes from several different
manufacturers, including ADM Accessories,
Celestron International and Losmandy
Astronomical Products, Meade Instruments
and Officina Stellare.
Extremely rigid mount-to-telescope
attachment.
Allows multiple optics to be rigidly mounted.
Repeatable all sky pointing.
Extremely rigid mount-to-telescope
attachment.
Allows multiple optics to be rigidly mounted.
Disadvantages
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Dovetails are not always
rigidly mounted to the
OTA itself. This can
introduce flexures that
affect overall pointing
accuracy and
repeatability.
Hardware is usually more
•
expensive.
Hardware is usually more
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expensive.