New AZ Mount by Losmandy

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ivan
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New AZ Mount by Losmandy

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Losmandy will be releasing the first AZ mount in their Astronomical product line sometime in March. The AZ 8 will have a 35lb load capacity and can be upgraded to GOTO with its Gemini 2 compatibility. It's basically a GM8 turned into AZ form.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUq0I2mo0nw

http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/48516 ... laz-mount/
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Re: New AZ Mount by Losmandy

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Looks pretty good and seems to be well constructed
advantage is can be upgraded to Goto..good news for G8 and G11 owners :)

..but 40 pounds of equipment weight for 35b payload?
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Re: New AZ Mount by Losmandy

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My dream AZ mount is still the Discmount :)
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