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All Metal Celestron PIGGYBACK Camera mount, C8 telescopes. - $60 (Kempner)
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Not to be confused by the newer Celestron adapters that are cheap plastic and will flex and vibrate. This very sturdy quality piece is ALL Metal (aluminum), made in 1980's. Adapts SLR's , DSLR's and other cameras to ride on top of your telescope tube, so to benefit from your EQ mounts drive system, for long exposure, Wide field astrophotography.
Mounts using the 2 existing holes already on the top of most Celestron SCT's optical tubes. Slots on bottom of this mount measures 1'1/4" to 2 1/4", and slots are apx 3/16" in width.
Should fit most older C8's to C14's
Reach me at 931,two nine two, zero five six four( Kempner TX)
See all my Science, Optical and Photo ads of CL.
Heres specs from a vintage ad:
The Celestron #93598 Piggyback Bracket fits their 8-14" diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, and is a popular and easy way to get started in astrophotography.
Stunning, remarkably detailed wide field photos can be taken by attaching your SLR camera atop the telescope in the equatorial mode, guiding the camera through motion of the telescope itself. It certainly helps to have a fast aperture lens for the camera, such as the f/1.2 50mm, 55mm and 85mm lenses available to fit various manufacturer's systems, as this helps drastically shorten the exposure times.
The slotted mounting holes in the base of the piggyback bracket allow it to be installed in predrilled threaded holes on the rear cells of any of these scopes. The piggybacks' broad base is designed to only fit the curvature of the specified Celestron telescopes, and won't work properly upon other models.