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Lock On to Any Guide Star with This SCT Mounting Kit
The Tele Vue TV-60 X-Y Mount kit SCT is a complete, precision alignment system for converting your TV-60 telescope into a deluxe finderscope or autoguider for a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. This kit eliminates the frustration of conventional finder rings by providing smooth, orthogonal altitude-azimuth adjustments. You can center a guide star at the edge of the field without ever touching your main telescope's alignment or losing your target.
Independent X-Y Axis Control for Guiding
At the heart of the system is the X-Y adjustment head, which offers independent, no-slop control over each axis. The micrometer-style knobs allow you to make deliberate, fine-tuned movements to position a guide star perfectly on your autoguider's sensor. This mechanism ends the common "nudge, tighten, and hope" process, ensuring you can find and lock onto a suitable star quickly, saving valuable imaging time.
A Rigid, Flex-Free Connection for Your SCT
The kit includes a dedicated adapter bracket engineered to attach the X-Y head directly to the standard mounting blocks found on most Celestron and Meade SCTs. This creates a rigid, secure connection that resists flexure, a critical factor for long-exposure astrophotography. By preventing sag, the mount ensures your guide scope remains perfectly co-aligned with your main optical tube throughout an imaging session, leading to tighter stars and sharper images.
The Perfect Partner for the Tele Vue TV-60
The included mounting ring is sized specifically for the Tele Vue TV-60, creating a stable and secure platform for this exceptional instrument. The TV-60's wide, flat, and sharp field of view makes it an ideal high-performance finderscope, revealing faint fuzzies with ease. When used as a guide scope, its pristine optics deliver tight, point-like stars to your autoguider, improving the accuracy of guiding corrections.
System-Specific Design as a Trade-Off
It is important to note that the precision of this kit comes from its purpose-built design. This is not a universal mount; it is specifically engineered to pair a Tele Vue TV-60 with a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope's mounting hardware. This specificity is its strength, ensuring a level of rigidity and aiming accuracy that generic solutions cannot match, but it limits its use with other finder or telescope combinations.
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Will the TV-60 X-Y Mount kit fit my Celestron or Meade SCT?
Yes, the kit is designed to attach to the standard mounting blocks found on the rear cell of most modern Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes from major manufacturers like Celestron and Meade.
Why use this X-Y mount instead of standard guide scope rings?
Standard rings require loosening and re-tightening multiple screws, which can shift the alignment unpredictably. This X-Y mount provides independent, orthogonal adjustment, allowing you to move the guide scope precisely in one axis without affecting the other, which is far more accurate and efficient.
Can I use a telescope other than the TV-60 with this mount?
The included ring is specifically sized for the Tele Vue TV-60's tube diameter. While another telescope with the exact same tube diameter might fit, the system is optimized for the TV-60's size, weight, and optical characteristics.
Is this mount stable enough for long-exposure autoguiding?
Yes, stability is its primary design goal. The machined aluminum components and direct-fit SCT adapter are engineered to minimize flexure, ensuring that the guide scope's alignment with the main telescope remains constant throughout the night.
What tools are needed for installation?
Installation is straightforward and typically only requires the hex keys or screwdrivers that fit the mounting screws on your specific SCT's accessory block. All necessary hardware to assemble the kit itself is included.
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| Product Code |
AAC-0002 |
| Payload Telescope |
Tele Vue TV-60 |
| Host Telescope Compatibility |
Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes (SCT) |
| Adjustment Type |
Manual Micrometer-style Knobs (X-Y Axes) |
| Material |
Machined, black anodized aluminum |
| Includes |
X-Y Head, TV-60 Ring, SCT Adapter, Mounting Hardware |
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X-Y Adjustable Mount Head
× 1
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Mounting Ring for TV-60
× 1
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Tele Vue 5-Year Limited Warranty
