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All aluminum assembly for 8" f/12 refractor. 2" shafts, hydraulic wedge and two 9" drives with special cradle. Model 7 head assembly with hydraulic wedge for 12.5" f/8 Newtonian telescope. Driven by 12" R.A. and 9" Declination drives. IMAX motion picture camera used to take images of Halley's Comet. 6.6 inch RA drive on Meade mounting. Two 9" sideral drives used by NASA to gimbal the "Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer" for planned mission to the atmospheres of Saturn and Titan.
5.6 inch RA drive assembly with optional backplate. 3.5 inch head assembly and Hydraulic wedge. Simple, but effective Model 1 bushing type mount with 6.6 inch RA drive. Eight inch cassegrain telescope on Model 2 mount with 9.0" RA and 6.6" Declination drives. 24" drives on both axes of the Warren Rupp 31" telescope in Mansfield, Ohio. Model 3 one inch head assembly with 9.0" RA drive.
9.0 inch RA drive on home-built telescope. First place winner on mechanical design. For 14.25" SCT. Fork and 3.0" shafts. Includes 12" RA and 6.6" Declination drives. Model 4 mount with wedge and two 9" drives for Celestron 8" telescope on customer permanent pier. All steel head assembly with wedge and two 16" drives. Stepper motors and control system not shown. For all astronomical rates and rapid slew. 12 inch RA drive on Alvin Clark 12 inch refractor at University of Pittsburgh.
Model 6 head assembly with wedge and 13.5" RA and 13.5" declination drives for Celestron C-11. Model 3 mount in special build prototype. Contact us for more information. Model 7 mount with two 13.5" drives makes for a rock-solid assembly for this refractor telescope. Celestron C-8 on Model 2 bushing mount with 9.0" RA drive. Model 5 head assembly with wedge and 12.0" RA drive for Celestron C-14. 9.0 inch RA drive on Mathis mounting.
Model 2 bushing style mount with thrust bearings driven by a 9" gear drive. One fiftieth H.P. variable RPM reversible D.C. motor, 110 A.C. input with remote control servo unit producing all astronomical tracking rates plus rapid slue. A new heavy duty equatorial head assembly complete with 1" shafts , all aluminum construction with 6.6" RA drive and fully adjustable self locking polar wedge. It weighs 52# less counterweight. The legs extend to 4 foot in length. It is designed for short focal length Schimidt Cassigrains and Maks. Shwon mounted to it is a 8" Celestron Schmidt Scope. It is rock solid stable and still quite portable. D&G Optical 6" f/12 refractor atop Model 1 mount with optional thrust bearings. Driven by 9.0" RA and 6.6" declination drives. Custom tripod and cradle extra. Model 9 mount with 16" drives on 10" diameter pier. Albion College, MI. 2.5' head assembly with 12' & 9' drives complete with AWR GO-TO. Celestron C-14 OTA.
Two 13.5 inch drives and a Model 7 mount in Colorado. Rock-solid. A heavy duty tripod that can support 350# of instumentation. It is made from all aluminum with thick wall 2.5" aluminum tubing with a 1" thick based plate that is 12" inches in diameter. The spread of the legs is completly adjustable with a locking feature for any height. It also comes with a round disc that holds both 2" and 1.25" eyepieces. 9.0 inch RA drive assembly with back plate. Model 9 mount with two 16" drives. 9" Polaris drive shown with Bodine 1/50 H.P. DC variable RPM drive motor. Hand held control box not shown.