Description
/strong> The AT60EDT has a removable L-shaped dovetail mounting foot/tripod adapter. The 1.75″ wide x 3.25″ long mounting foot is sized and shaped (with slanted sides) to fit the Vixen-style dovetail slot on the head of many altazimuth and equatorial mounts. It will fit, without modification, the Astro-Tech Voyager altazimuth mount and the Celestron CG-5 and Advanced Series, Meade LXD-75, and Vixen Great Polaris German equatorial mounts, among others.
In addition, the mounting shoe has a 1/4″-20 thread mounting hole that allows it to be installed on any camera tripod that has a standard 1/4″-20 thread mounting bolt.
Cork pads on the underside of the mounting shoe help keep the scope from swiveling when mounted on a photo tripod. The dovetail is removable to allow the 75mm diameter optical tube AT60EDT to be used with optional guidescope rings as a photoguide for a larger telescope.
Tube finish: The optical tube is finished in a durable and subtly-textured white automotive-grade paint with black trim and a gray and black focuser.
Other supplied accessories: A slip-on metal dust cap is standard. Two threaded holes for installing a finderscope mounting bracket are located on the upper side of the rotating focuser so you can install a finder on either the right or left side, as you prefer.
Shipping/storage case: The scope comes in a 15.5″ x 10″ x 7.5″ aluminum-frame locking hard case with carry handle. The foam-fitted case has cutouts for the scope, a 1.25″ or 2″ star diagonal, and up to three eyepieces (two 1.25″ and one 2″).
Astro-Tech is one of the very few manufacturers to provide a case at no charge for protection during shipping and as a storage convenience when the scope is not in use. Unfortunately, FedEx, UPS, and the Postal Service are very good at treating packages roughly. Occasionally, your scope can arrive in perfect condition, but with the walls of the shipping case dented in transit from rough handling, or the aluminum frame sprung, rendering the appearance of the case less than pristine. Damage to the shipping/storage case in such instances is not covered by warranty.
Two year warranty: As an expression of the confidence Astronomy Technologies has in the quality of their products, the Astro-Tech AT60EDT is protected by a two-year limited warranty against flaws in materials and workmanship (shipping case excluded).
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