Thanks Steve, sounds like the perfect range for the menagerie of scopes I'd like to use on it. And especially for the small refractors. BTW, tonight I ordered a custom doublet objective from a fellow who makes them to order. He's making me a 5" f/20. So the CGEM can't really be too tall, can it? (LOL) Delivery time: 6 months. I have lots of time to decide if I want an 8-1/2 foot-long telescope, a folded refractor, or maybe a camera obscura going through the roof of the house! Or this thought just occurred to me, I can dress up as Johannes Hevelius and mount the thing on a pole in the backyard! (Obviously it's NOT going on the CGEM) On 5/4/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
A little late since you have ordered the mount, still it only took 26 hours to find out the information. A fellow posted back on Cloudy Nights this evening.
Height of the tripod without the mount, : collapsed= 28.75" but with the spreader/EP tray in place.* : extended= 49.50" Height to the top center line of the mount:collapsed= 48.00" ************************************extended= 68.25" The tripod broken down for travel: collapsed= 33.00" **************************** extended= 57.75"
Now if it is too tall, well then................