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GSO GSAZ AZ GoTo Mount Information
Look | Look with Telescope Tubes | First Photo Attempts | Preliminary Conclusions | Links || Appendix: Data
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On this page, I present some information about my GSO GSAZ AZ mount (ordered on January 15, 2021 , arrived on February-May ??). I plan to use the Celestron C8 and TS-Optics TLAPO1027 tubes on this mount.
See the appendix for the data.
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Unpacking
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Outer package |
Ditto Package dimensions
: Gross weight: 11 kg (9.8 kg, own measurement), net weight: 7 kg |
Ditto |
Ditto, opened |
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Inner boxes "out of the box" |
Ditto |
Tools, hand box holder, compass.... |
View of the opened box with mount and further parts |
View of the opened tripod box |
Tripod (accessory tray not assembled) |
Tripod head |
Mount box empty... |
Content of the mount box |
Content of the mount box, unpacked |
Ditto, with further accessories |
Mount from bottom |
Dovetail mount for telescope tubes (Vixen type) |
Mount seen more from below and the side |
Switch and connections at the mount, detail |
Mount from other side with battery compartment |
Battery compartment opened |
Battery holder (8 x AA) |
Look Telescope Tubes
GSAZ Mount with C8
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GSAZ Mount with TLAPO1027 Refractor
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First Photo Attempts
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Preliminary Conclusions
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Links
- Pages from German distributors for GSO GSAZ mount:
- Teleskop-Spezialisten (here I bought the mount head): www.teleskop-spezialisten.de/shop/Telescope-Mounts/Azimuthal-mount-ALT-AZ/Azimuthal-swivel-mount-with-worm-gear-up-to-8kg-in-black::404.html?language=en
- Astroshop: www.astroshop.eu/alt-azimuth-without-goto/gso-atz-mount/p,4944
- Teleskop-Service (TS-Optics version): www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/language/en/info/p1753_TS-Optics-Azimutale-Montierung-GSAZ-mit-Feinverstellung-und-Stativ.html
- See also my page offering Astronomy Links.
Appendix: Data for GSO GSAZ Mount
Data
- Weight: 6.2 kg
- Transport heights: tripod with base 79 cm / fork arm 63 cm
- Load capacity: with devices up to 8 kg - the ATZ is more stable than comparable mounts on the market
- Fastening the devices: via quick coupling (Vixen Level)
- Observation height: from 90 cm to 130 cm infinitely adjustable
- Adjustment: Coarse adjustment (resistance adjustable via friction) and fine adjustment via worm gear
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