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Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod


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Rating: 3.3

List Price : $135.95 Price : $82.00
Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod

Product Description

Celestron wants to be known as a company that puts quality first in all aspects of its business. It is a complete company, working to make the best possible products backed up by the best possible product support. Because of this commitment to quality, Celestron organized its efforts to manufacture products from the inside out - starting with the most important internal components to the external touches that set the look of products apart. Celestron's overall mission is to provide the highest quality products at a competitive price.

PRODUCT FEATURES:
Extendable aluminum tripod legs with heavy duty mount head; Sliding ?"-20 mounting screw; Flexible slow motion cables for both altitude and azimuth; Max extended height - 45 inches; Folded height - 32 inches.

This product is designed for the following systems: SkyMaster 20x80 and 25x100 binoculars; Ultima 80 and 100 Spotting scopes; C90 and C130 Mak Spotting scopes; C5 Spotting scope. For a complete compatibility list please refer to the original manufacturer's web site.


  • Extendable aluminum tripod legs with heavy-duty mount head
  • Sliding 1/4-inch-20 mounting screw
  • Flexible slow-motion cables for both altitude and azimuth
  • 45 Inch maximum extended height
  • 32 Inch folded height


Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod Reviews


Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod Reviews


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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Solid Altazimuth Tripod, June 14, 2006
This review is from: Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod (Electronics)
All metal construction (except for the knobs) make this a solid mount for a small to medium sized scope. I found very little problem with vibration using a C90 spotting scope at high powers. The sliding 1/4-20 mounting screw allows the scope to be balanced properly. The 1/4-20 adapter also appears to be removable in order to use scope rings or other mounting methods. The fine adjustment knobs offer limited range but precise adjustments for aiming a scope under high power or for tracking distant objects. The fine adjustment knobs are also connected by cables minimizing vibrations and a possible source of misalignment.

A minor quibble with the design of this tripod is the screw-in eyepiece holder which serves to add additional rigidity to the legs. I would have preferred a built-in locking mechanism instead. Another quibble is that the East-West panning axis must be locked for the fine controls to function properly.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, with one big problem, October 22, 2006
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This review is from: Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod (Electronics)
It arrived in good shape, on time. It works fairly well with a Celestron C5, with one major problem. The elevation fine adjust has a huge amount of play, several degrees. The big adjustment screw has a preload or at least an end play adjustment, but the real problem comes from the nut in the middle of this screw. It can move around. The tiny phillips head screw that holds this part in place doesn't do much and eventually worked itself loose again. It may be missing a part, the tripod arrived with no instructions or drawings of any kind. The azimuth fine adjust did not have this problem.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Where's the user manual?, May 17, 2006
This review is from: Celestron Heavy-Duty Altazimuth Tripod (Electronics)
I agree with the two previous reviewers. There needs to be a user manual and there isn't one. The fine adjustment will adjust the vertical angle maybe 15 degrees. This isn't very helpful for star gazing. The maximum height of the tripod is only 45 inches. This is an uncomfortable height for looking through binoculars while standing. Celestron should have a users guide showing how their tripod and binoculars are supposed to work together.
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