Orion Optics UK Losmandy Attachment Plate - 300mm Long (AG10)
- 300mm Length
- Losmandy D-Style Dovetail
- Solid Aero-Grade Aluminum Construction
- Mounts Orion Optics CT & AG Telescopes
- Adapts CNC Rings to Vixen-Style Mounts
The Orion Optics AG10 Losmandy Attachment Plate provides a rigid, 300mm long mounting platform for your telescope. Machined from a single block of aero-grade aluminum, this 300mm dovetail plate ensures a secure, flex-free connection to Losmandy or Paramount-style mounts.
This dovetail plate is engineered to provide a solid base for Orion Optics UK's CT and AG telescopes on high-capacity mounts. Machined from a single piece of aerospace-grade aluminum, it resists flexure under heavy loads, ensuring your pointing and tracking accuracy is maintained throughout an imaging session. As a general rule, the plate length should match the telescope's aperture, making this 300mm plate the recommended choice for 12-inch instruments.
Beyond its primary role, this plate serves as a versatile adapter. It can be used to attach additional accessories like guide scopes or secondary instrument packages to any telescope equipped with CNC rings. Furthermore, when paired with other base plates, it allows you to mount a telescope with CNC rings onto Vixen-style saddles, including popular mounts like the Sky-Watcher EQ5, HEQ5, and EQ6 series.
The primary purpose of the AG10 plate is to securely mount Orion Optics UK's CT and AG telescopes onto large, Losmandy D-style or Paramount-style equatorial mounts. Its 300mm length is specifically recommended for telescopes with a matching 300mm (12-inch) aperture.
Yes. The plate is machined to the standard Losmandy D-style dovetail profile, which is fully compatible with the saddle on Paramount mounts, ensuring a secure and stable connection.
Yes, this is the recommended plate. Orion Optics UK suggests choosing a dovetail plate with a length that matches the aperture of your telescope. This 300mm plate is the ideal match for a 300mm (12-inch) aperture instrument, providing excellent support along the optical tube.
The plate is machined from a solid block of aero-grade aluminum. This provides exceptional rigidity and strength while keeping weight to a minimum, preventing any flexure that could compromise imaging or pointing accuracy.
Yes, this plate can be used as part of an adapter system. It can be fitted to other base plates to mate telescope CNC tube rings to mounts with Vixen-style saddles, such as the Sky-Watcher HEQ5, EQ5, and EQ6.
No. According to Orion Optics UK, the ODK (Optimised Dall-Kirkham) telescope models are already fitted with the correct length dovetail plate from the factory. This plate is intended for their CT and AG telescope lines.
| Model | AG10 |
| Length | 300mm |
| Dovetail Style | Losmandy (D-Style) |
| Material | Aero-Grade Aluminum |
| Primary Compatibility | Orion Optics UK CT & AG Telescopes |
| Mount Compatibility | Losmandy & Paramount Style Saddles |
Losmandy Attachment Plate (300mm)
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