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I have had mine for 1 year and it has performed absolutely flawlessly.

Holds my AR 152 as steady as a rock, with no vibration. Right now I am looking for a secondary scope to mount on the other side, either an 80mm or 102mm long focal length scope for planetary viewing. So this mount is highly recommended even for scopes up to 6" - my AR 152 OTA weighs in at about 35 lbs. :)
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Good to hear Michael. I did not realize AR 152 is that heavy. My Celestron Omni 6" Achro is ~16 lb.
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
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Bigzmey wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:08 pm Good to hear Michael. I did not realize AR 152 is that heavy. My Celestron Omni 6" Achro is ~16 lb.
That was from memory. I just checked the specs which say that the OTA weighs 23 lbs, which is closer in weight to your Celestron. My bad.

It just feels like it weighs 35 lbs when you are slinging it around in one arm and trying to connect it to the dovetail with the other arm. :!:
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
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helicon wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:31 pm
Bigzmey wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:08 pm Good to hear Michael. I did not realize AR 152 is that heavy. My Celestron Omni 6" Achro is ~16 lb.
That was from memory. I just checked the specs which say that the OTA weighs 23 lbs, which is closer in weight to your Celestron. My bad.

It just feels like it weighs 35 lbs when you are slinging it around in one arm and trying to connect it to the dovetail with the other arm. :!:
23 lb makes more sense. :) My 150ST came with steel tube dew shield, which itself is ~2lb and make scope even more front heavy. I have replaced it with extra long dew shield I made form 3 mm black crafting foam. It protects better from dew and makes scope easier to handle and balance.
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Got my Twilight II sitting out right now with an f/5 and f/11.4 80mm scopes sitting on it. And that’s the long and the short of it. :D
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Michael, I think your 152 weighs more than the spec. With that 2.5" Moonlite focuser on the back end, it probably could do double-duty as a boat anchor. :)
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The moonlite focuser is a real gem. That said, I am resurrecting this thread to ask a question. Curious if anyone has mounted a Celestron Edge 11" on the T2? The specs say it weighs 30 lbs. yet the mount may be a bit undersized to handle both a 152 and a C11. Anyway, this would be fine for visual but I am thinking of getting the Edge and doing some planetary AP. I still have the funds left over from selling my Obsession (which was not getting much use). So I probably will need an equatorial in the long run.
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
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Anybody do the bearing upgrade / adjustments? CN was talking about using cutouts from plastic milk jugs if you don't buy needle bearings.
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pakarinen wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:30 pm Anybody do the bearing upgrade / adjustments? CN was talking about using cutouts from plastic milk jugs if you don't buy needle bearings.
Mine came with nylon spacers. It's quite smooth as is and I see no reason to alter it.

But, another OTA on the other side helps to facilitate the smoothness.

I was observing with Scott Roberts (president of ES) one evening and he was using a Twilight II with a carbon fiber 127mm refractor only. I mentioned that it would be fun to offer a counterweight with a dovetail on it to mount on the other side to aid in the smoothness of the bearings when only one OTA was being used.

He pointed out that if one were to remove the dovetail saddle from the unused end, the remaining threaded bolt-hole is the same thread size as the counterweight bar on the EXOS-2 mount.

When I use my Twilight II, I typically hang a smaller OTA on the unused side. Sometimes, depending on what I am observing, I will mount either a long or short focal length refractor over there to constrast with the main observing scope. It can be fun to compare the views. :D
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Hanging a rich field scope on one side and a higher power scope for details on the other could be interesting, assuming you could line 'em up with each other.

Soooo... if I got a Baby Mak ... and I have an ST80 ... and then I bought a TW2...

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helicon wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:21 pm The moonlite focuser is a real gem. That said, I am resurrecting this thread to ask a question. Curious if anyone has mounted a Celestron Edge 11" on the T2? The specs say it weighs 30 lbs. yet the mount may be a bit undersized to handle both a 152 and a C11. Anyway, this would be fine for visual but I am thinking of getting the Edge and doing some planetary AP. I still have the funds left over from selling my Obsession (which was not getting much use). So I probably will need an equatorial in the long run.
I had 11" SCT briefly on my SW SkyTee 2 which has similar T style design and also rated 60 lb. I think it should be OK. You will need to change the saddle to Losmandy/D-style. Measure the distance between the screws and check Stellarvue and ADM offerings. I have upgraded to Stellarvue DV saddle which accommodates both Vixen and Losmandy dovetails.

In the pic Vixen clamp is on the left and dual DV on the right
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Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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pakarinen wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:04 pm Hanging a rich field scope on one side and a higher power scope for details on the other could be interesting, assuming you could line 'em up with each other.

Soooo... if I got a Baby Mak ... and I have an ST80 ... and then I bought a TW2...

Burn her, she's a witch!
This is a very productive setup indeed. My desert combo. :D But I would suggest SkyWatcher SkyTee 2 mount over ES T2. SkyTee 2 can hold up to 3 scopes and you can align all 3 to point to the same spot. From what I hear (Bryan, Michael correct me if I am wrong) one can't align scopes on T2 to look exactly at the same spot.

SkyTee 2 has slow motion controls, T2 does not.

Finally, SkyTee comes with a counterweight and a counterweight bar for single scope setup.

It is priced about the same (or even cheaper) the only catch is that you have to order it from Europe. I got mine shipped from APM telescopes

https://www.apm-telescopes.de/en/mounts ... ipod1.html
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EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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You are correct Andrey. On the T2 both scopes point straight forward and there is no angular adjustment capacity, so one has to look at different parts of the sky - I haven't tried it but certainly a few degrees apart. Thanks for the word about the Skytee 2, that might be a direction I go in.
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
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Bigzmey wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:10 am
pakarinen wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:04 pm Hanging a rich field scope on one side and a higher power scope for details on the other could be interesting, assuming you could line 'em up with each other.

Soooo... if I got a Baby Mak ... and I have an ST80 ... and then I bought a TW2...

Burn her, she's a witch!
This is a very productive setup indeed. My desert combo. :D But I would suggest SkyWatcher SkyTee 2 mount over ES T2. SkyTee 2 can hold up to 3 scopes and you can align all 3 to point to the same spot. From what I hear (Bryan, Michael correct me if I am wrong) one can't align scopes on T2 to look exactly at the same spot.

SkyTee 2 has slow motion controls, T2 does not.

Finally, SkyTee comes with a counterweight and a counterweight bar for single scope setup.

It is priced about the same (or even cheaper) the only catch is that you have to order it from Europe. I got mine shipped from APM telescopes

https://www.apm-telescopes.de/en/mounts ... ipod1.html

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Hello Andrey.
What tripod do you have the Sky Tee mounted on?
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Don Quixote wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:52 pm
Bigzmey wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:10 am
pakarinen wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:04 pm Hanging a rich field scope on one side and a higher power scope for details on the other could be interesting, assuming you could line 'em up with each other.

Soooo... if I got a Baby Mak ... and I have an ST80 ... and then I bought a TW2...

Burn her, she's a witch!
This is a very productive setup indeed. My desert combo. :D But I would suggest SkyWatcher SkyTee 2 mount over ES T2. SkyTee 2 can hold up to 3 scopes and you can align all 3 to point to the same spot. From what I hear (Bryan, Michael correct me if I am wrong) one can't align scopes on T2 to look exactly at the same spot.

SkyTee 2 has slow motion controls, T2 does not.

Finally, SkyTee comes with a counterweight and a counterweight bar for single scope setup.

It is priced about the same (or even cheaper) the only catch is that you have to order it from Europe. I got mine shipped from APM telescopes

https://www.apm-telescopes.de/en/mounts ... ipod1.html

Anza-trio.jpg
Hello Andrey.
What tripod do you have the Sky Tee mounted on?
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I have legs from ES Twilight 1 mount and legs from Bresser EXOS2, both fit SkyTee2. I believe EXOS2 legs are the same as from Twilight 2, just painted different color.
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
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EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

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Heh, well now that's interesting - the tripod from my Twilight 1 is currently sitting unused in my basement.
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pakarinen wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:23 pm Heh, well now that's interesting - the tripod from my Twilight 1 is currently sitting unused in my basement.
Yep, fits straight in, no adapters necessary. I think nowadays all astronomy tripods are made at the same factory. :)
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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Too bad it doesn't have setting circles like the Losmandy AZ8. But considering the price difference, I guess that's just the way it is.
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pakarinen wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:49 pm Too bad it doesn't have setting circles like the Losmandy AZ8. But considering the price difference, I guess that's just the way it is.
Don't put ideas in my head! :lol: Looks like a nicely executed mount. I need to read up more on it.
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Re: Explore Scientific Twilight II Alt-Az mount

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Post by bladekeeper »


John [mention]Lowjiber[/mention] I believe added setting circles to his.

It's in his blog over on AF if anyone is curious: http://www.astronomyforum.net/blogs/low ... mount.html
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