APO, Calgary, Alberta

PLEASE NOTE - The EZ Touch head now comes in the black and gold colours. The tripod is now a darker coloured hardwood.

This new improved head mount is the latest from William Optics. It is entirely aluminum made, with a stylish sanded finish and new laser engraving. The knobs are Delrin and the shafts are plated steel. WO named it EAZY-Touch because it's easy to set-up, easy to use. Tracking stars even at high-power has never been easier. The extremely high quality allows for smooth movements without the need for any slow-motion controls. This very solid Alt-Az Mount is fitted with a Vixen bar clamp on one side and can mount Losmandy-style plates on the other, allowing you to mount two telescopes at one time. Mounting two telescopes should allow you to balance each other more easily too. Two scopes, twice the fun: invite your family to observe with you, or use a larger and a smaller scope at the same time, parallel-mounted.

The head weighs 3 kg and mounted on the included tripod will offer all the stability you need without compromising its portability and ease of use. Even at 300x, your views will be as stable as you want. The "Teflon inside" and ball bearing technology guarantees that there is no backlash and that your mount will perform outstandingly.

How much can you mount on it, how big a telescope? When using the William Optics tripod, or one of equal quality, you can mount up to 10 kg on either side without any need for a counterweight. That means that a 4"-5" refractor for example, is easily handled. For larger or heavier scopes, we recommend the installation of counterweights with a counterweight bar and standard counterweights. If you unscrew the bottom black pillar from the gold ring connection, you will find it has a 3/8 for usage on stable photographic tripods. The black pillar base is threaded M10; this will work with most camera-tripods (metric threaded) and for Vixen GP (Super Polaris and Vixen type clones, Meade LXD75 etc.) compatible tripods; however to get the best possible "bang for the buck", we strongly recommend the William Optics wooden tripod.

William Optics now sells 2 different sized Vixen style Dovetail Plates for usage with the Vixen clamp of the EAZY-T or with other compatible mounts. The L brackets, supplied with some William Optics 66mm scopes, will slide right into the Vixen side of the mount as well. The William Optics Combo plate, with corresponding rings, will fit the other side.

We strongly believe this mount has the best price-quality ratio for any ALT-AZ mount on the market because it is easy to use, resistant, very nice looking and at a price everyone can afford.

Vixen Style Converter for WO EZ Touch Mount

A new option for the EZ Touch is this Vixen Style Converter.
It allows you to have Vixen style mounting on both sides of the EZ Touch head.
Made out of aluminum to match the other side, it comes with mounting screws (M8) and a plastic lock down knob.

PART # EAZYT-S IN STOCK ~~$62~~ SALE $55 SHIPPED

Note: you are buying the Vixen Style Converter only, EZ Touch head shown on this picture its NOT include in this price.

This exceptionally well-made and stable altazimuth mount can be the heart of your very portable telescope/mount system. It is perfect for grab-and-go terrestrial observing and casual visual astronomy. Astronomy Technologies has designed this mount to deal with optical tubes weighing up to 20 pounds (9kg), but there are no heavy counterweights to attach to balance a heavy tube and no alignment on the celestial pole needed to start observing. Simply slide your optical tube into the Vixen-style dovetail on the Voyager mount’s altitude axis and start viewing.

The mount has two slow-motion control knobs (one altitude and one azimuth), plus an 8.25" flexible control cable that can be substituted for the short azimuth control knob for more convenient tracking when the mount is used with physically longer scopes. The Astro-Tech Voyager mount has a dual automatic friction clutch system that lets you quickly point a scope towards a target manually, then track it in any direction with the smooth 120-tooth worm gear 360° slow-motion controls. There’s no need to undo mechanical clutches or locks in order to aim your scope as you have to do when conventional slow motion controls run out of travel before you reach your target. If you want to aim your scope at another part of the sky, simply push it. The friction clutches disengage and the scope moves freely 360° in any direction. Once you’re on or near the target, the clutches engage again automatically and the slow motion control knobs let you center the object precisely and track it accurately as it moves across the sky or landscape. Friction adjustment knobs are provided to let you adjust the freedom of the manual slewing motion of the scope to accommodate different payload weights.

The angle of the mount’s altitude arm that holds your scope can be changed from vertical to 45° on either side of vertical. This allows you to put the azimuth control knob on either the right or left hand side of the mount to suit your personal observing preferences. Using the arm in an angled position also reduces the amount of declination drift for many observers when tracking celestial objects. Following objects across the sky becomes primarily a matter of turning the azimuth slow motion control, with only an occasional tweak of the altitude knob needed to keep an object centered in declination.

The Astro-Tech Voyager mount has a standard Vixen dovetail mounting slot. If your optical tube has mounting rings only, you will need to supply a Vixen style dovetail plate to mount your optical tube on the Voyager.

The Voyager’s adjustable height two-section aluminum tripod legs have pointed tips for a solid stance on dirt or grass. Damping time is very short. All fittings on the legs are metal. The length of the legs can be adjusted to set the height of the centerline of the dovetail slot in the mounting plate to between approximately 33.5" and 47.75" high. The knobs that lock the tripod legs at the desired height are placed on the inside of the legs, so they can’t snag anything in the dark. A bubble level is built into the tripod head. For travel purposes, with the altitude arm removed (a simple matter of undoing only two bolts) and the legs fully collapsed, the Voyager tripod measures 31" long. A three-legged folding plastic heavy spreader bar assembly holds the aluminum legs firmly open, but lets them be closed quickly and simultaneously for transport when you’re finished observing by simply lifting up on the hinged center of the spreader bar assembly. The spreader bar will accept any of a number of optional accessory trays. A set of tools (4mm and 6mm hex head wrenches for the altitude arm and control knobs and a triangular flat metal key for the friction adjustment knobs) are supplied with the Voyager. An optional eyepiece tray is available to hold up to five 1.25" and three 2" eyepieces. The complete Astro-Tech Voyager mount and tripod assembly weighs only 13.75 lbs.

Eyepiece Tray for Voyager Altazimuth Mount

The Astro-Tech Voyager eyepiece tray serves a dual purpose. First, the tray provides a convenient place to keep your eyepieces close at hand. The tray holds up to five 1.25" eyepieces and three 2" eyepieces conveniently located just a few inches away from the azimuth control knob.

Second, with several eyepieces in place, the Astro-Tech eyepiece tray provides additional tripod weight to balance very heavy telescope payloads. The Astro-Tech Voyager altazimuth mount will hold payloads weighing up to 20 pounds without balance problems, however some exceptionally cautious individuals might prefer some additional weight on the opposite side of the mount from the telescope location to provide an extra measure of stability when a heavy scope is used. The Astro-Tech accessory trays' design always keeps its weight on the opposite side of the mount from the scope.

The black-finished machined aluminum tray fits between the Voyager’s azimuth slow motion control/tripod assembly and the mount arm. The bolts that hold the arm to the azimuth slow motion control/tripod assembly pass through two holes in the eyepiece tray and hold it firmly in place between the assembled mount arm and tripod assembly. It can be used no matter in what orientation the mount arm is attached to the slow motion control assembly, but should always be installed on the opposite side of the mount from the telescope location.

8" Extension For Voyager Altazimuth Mount

This Astro-Tech Voyager extension tube is an 8" long by 3.22" diameter (206mm x 82mm) tube that threads between the Voyager mount’s tripod and altazimuth slow motion control assembly. The extension tube adds 8" to the height of the Astro-Tech Voyager mount for more comfortable viewing with long focal ratio refractors, as well as providing more observing comfort for tall observers using short focal ratio refractors and catadioptric scopes. It puts the pivot point of the mount’s dovetail as much as 58.5" above ground level.

• The walls of the aluminum extension tube are 0.45" thick.
• The tube weighs a little over three pounds.
• The tube is anodized matte silver inside and out.

To install the extension tube, the Voyager mount’s slow motion assembly and arm are first removed from the chrome adapter ring on the head of the Voyager tripod. This is done by loosening the three set screws in the chrome ring and unscrewing the slow motion assembly. The bottom end of the extension tube has male threads. These thread into the internally-threaded chrome adapter ring on top of the tripod in place of the removed slow motion assembly. Once the extension tube has been fully threaded into the adapter ring, the ring’s set screws are retightened to lock the extension tube firmly in place with no danger of unthreading. The adapter ring’s set screws engage a recessed groove in the fully threaded-in extension tube so there is no danger of damaging the extension’s threads when tightening the set screws.

Be sure you have the internally-threaded version of the Voyager mount
before ordering this extension tube.

The first run of Voyager mounts used an internally smooth adapter ring.

A version of the extension tube is available with two adapters that convert the internally-smooth early version Voyager mount heads to the later internally-threaded style.
If you have an early-version internally-smooth Voyager mount, you must specify this so we can send the appropriate adapters with your extension tube.

Once the extension tube has been threaded into the chrome adapter ring and locked in place, the mount’s male-threaded slow motion assembly is threaded into the female threaded top of the extension tube. Once it is fully threaded in, three set screws at the top of the extension tube are tightened to lock the slow motion assembly firmly in place. As with the set screws in the chrome adapter on the tripod, the set screws in the extension tube engage a recessed groove in the slow motion assembly so there is no danger of damaging the assembly’s threads when tightening the set screws. The extension tube can be left in place permanently, but can always be removed easily at a later date if so desired.

JMI Micro-Slewing DC Drive System
For The Voyager Altazimuth Mount

This JMI battery-operated micro-slew drive is designed for use with the Astro-Tech Voyager altazimuth mount to give you precise and responsive hands-free/vibration-free pushbutton tracking of celestial objects in altitude and azimuth (but not both simultaneously). It also works for terrestrial observing, but its slewing speed may not be rapid enough to track fast-moving terrestrial subjects. Terrestrially, it is more suited for scanning scenery, following sail boats and harbor traffic, etc.

There are five parts to the dual axis drive. They include two DC motors (the type used in JMI electric focusers and declination drives), two mounting brackets, and a battery-powered hand control (plus the necessary cables and hardware to install and operate the system). The motors move the Voyager mount across the sky by electrically turning the mount’s manual slow motion altitude and azimuth controls to track objects so you don’t have to grope for the manual controls in the dark.

The mount’s existing slow motion control knobs are removed and replaced by the JMI motors, which are held in place by the supplied mounting brackets. A small hand control box plugs into the motors using the supplied coiled cords. The hand control has a switch which selects either altitude or azimuth operation. Pushbuttons control the direction of mount travel, while a three-position slide switch sets the drive speed. Moving the three-position switch to the left provides slow speed centering for low and medium power observing. The center position provides fast slewing. Moving the switch to the right provides very slow centering for use at very high magnifications. The slow and very slow centering speeds automatically switch to high speed slewing if the pushbutton is held down for more than three seconds. The motor has electromagnetic braking for very precise control.

The control box holds a 9-volt battery (supplied) that should power the drives for several months of normal use, depending on the temperature (cold batteries do not last as long) and how much power-hungry high speed slewing you do.

Telescope and/or Camera Tripod

It's here. I don't know about you, but I have been waiting for William Optics to come out with a camera tripod for quite some time. Something that I could use for my cameras - DSLR, video or digital. Something that I could also use to mount my little favorite, a red ZS66ED Triplet. Or when using my DSLR hooked up to my green ZS66ED Petzval. This tripod suits my purpose and more. It will work for you too.

Physical Features
• 3-WAY oil fluid metal pan head
• Leveling Bubble/Illuminated: yes
• Up and down central column
• 2-handle operation
• Quick release platform
• Adjustable non-slip with rubber feet
• Spiked/Retractable Feet
• Center Brace

The William Optics Light-Medium Tripod is for the photographer or observer who wants everything he needs without killing his wallet! In fact, the WO tripod offers everything you need in a tripod and more. A working height range of 30.9 to 74 inches means you can find the perfect angle, high or low, to capture your objects. And it comes with a 3 section leg, which will give you all the height and stability you'll ever need.

It is entirely aluminum made, with a stylish finish. The leg material and leg lock type are made of high quality aluminum. At the end of the legs are rubber feet, that adjust to the required angle to help level out the tripod on flat surfaces. Then, screw the rubber feet up and expose a spike, ready for grass, carpet and other like surfaces. This tripod weighs 6.6 lbs and offers great stability without compromising its portability and ease of use. As an added bonus, it comes with a carry bag (that has a side pocket), and is emblazoned with William Optics name and logo.

How much can you mount on it, how big a telescope or camera? You can easily mount up to 8 lbs maximum on it. That means that any 66mm or 80mm refractor from William Optics, or even a DSLR with heavy telephoto lens is easily handled. For larger or heavier scopes, or for high power observations, we still recommend the William Optics EZ Touch ALT-AZ Mount with wooden tripod instead.

William Optics has brought you another piece of equipment, high on style and function yet reasonably low on price. After all, it does have the SWAN logo on it.

Head Type	3-WAY oil fluid metal pan head	Quick Release	Yes
Material	Aluminum	Leg Sections	3
Color	Black	Leg Material	Aluminum
Load Capacity	8 lbs (3629 g)	Leg Lock Type	Horizontal lock
Maximum Height	74" (1880 mm)	Center Brace	Yes
Minimum Height	30.9" (785 mm)	Center Column Type	Sliding
Folded Length	32" (820 mm)	Center Column Sections	1
Minimum Height	30.9" (785 mm)	Spiked/Retractable Feet	Yes
Tripod Bag	33 x 5.3 x 4.5 inch (83 x 13.5 x 11.5 cm)	Side pocket	10 x 4.1 x 1.4 inch (25.5 x 10.5 x 3.5 cm)

Part # WTR-188-B (Black) ~~$183~~ $126 IN STOCK
Part # WTR-188-R (Red) ~~$183~~ $126

A mount is only part of the equation. 55% mount/40% scope if astrophotography is your plan. 40% mount/55% scope if you intend to go the visual route. The best telescope and the best mount, still need a versatile mounting plate to go with them, and that's where that other 5% comes in - the William Optics Combo plate (dovetail and saddle plate). It is elegant, solid, and machined to the highest standards, like every William Optics product and a perfect addition to mate your scope to your mount.

TOP QUALITY
• William Optics uses only high-grade aluminum.
• Precision-machined for perfect and smooth fit.
• Black anodized to enhance good looks and durability.

VERSATILE
• This dovetail and saddle plates will mount on various German Equatorial Mounts (GEM), among others
Astro-Physics mounts (EQ-900, EQ-1200) and Losmandy mounts (GM-8, G-11 ).
• Of course, it is the perfect addition to the William Optics EAZY Touch mount.

ANY RINGS OK
• Virtually any rings, like the WO 90mm rings, or the WO 115mm rings, or any other brand of mounting rings, will easily
fit in one of the holes provided.

The Combo design allows for quick and easy release from the saddle plate of the tube assembly. The large knurled knob holds the dovetail plate steady in place. This combo goes perfectly well with telescopes you want to do astrophotography with. In case of rain or for a quick release, the dovetail will easily slide out of the saddle plate. The dovetail weighs 560 grams, the saddle plate 960 grams, for a total of 1520 grams.

When only the best will do, this combo is what you want.

AVAILABLE AS INDIVIDUAL PIECES - DOVETAIL Part # WA-DOVETAIL IN STOCK $64 - SADDLE PLATE Part # WA-SADDLE IN STOCK $85

The William Optics Vixen Style Dovetail Plate expands your options: you can now choose a fully-anodized, WO product to mount your telescopes on Vixen-style mounts.

PERFECT FOR THE EAZY-TOUCH
• This Vixen Style dovetail plate has been designed to fit the William Optics EAZY-Touch perfectly.

FULLY ANODIZED
• Fully anodized to last longer and look better.

COMPATIBILITY
• Large enough to accommodate mounting or guiding rings safely
• Fits Vixen mounts (Great Polaris, Sphinx) and Synta mounts (EQ-series), and other compatible mounts,
Meade LXD55 and LXD75 mounts, Celestron CG5 or Advanced Series go-to mounts.

Precision machined out of solid aluminum, black anodized for great looks and life-long durability.
Light, (530 grams) but sturdy. Mount any scope on it easily!

William Optics' new longer Dovetail Plate (as was asked for) expands your options: you can now choose a fully-anodized, WO product to mount your telescopes on Vixen-style mounts.

Perfect for Eazy Touch
• This new Vixen-style dovetail plate has been designed to fit our EAZY-Touch Alt-Az mount perfectly.

Fully Anodized
• Fully anodized to last longer and look better.
• Large enough to accommodate mounting or guiding rings safely.

Compatibility
• Fits Vixen mounts (Great Polaris, Sphinx) and Synta mounts (EQ-series).
• Fits William Optics EAZY-Touch, Meade LXD-55 and LXD-75 mounts, Celestron CG-5 or Advanced Series go-to mounts.
• Precision-machined out of solid aluminum, black anodized for great looks and life-long durability.

Light

• Light but sturdy, mount any scope on it easily!

Specs
• Weight 780g
• Height   30mm
• Width    90.5mm
• Length   291.5mm

These 115 mm, felt-lined mounting rings are made out of solid aluminum, powder painted, and will fit most 115 mm OD tubes, including the William Optics FLT110 or Takahashi FS-102. They weigh 820 grams per pair and are available in black or silver.

PERFECT FOR FLT110
• Supplied with five 1/4x20 thread holes for mounting on most dovetail plates and WO dovetail plate/combo plate.
• Four holes on top to fit additional accessories.

FELT-LINED
• Felt-lined to protect even the most delicate telescope finish.

BIG KNOB
• Nice comfortable knobs with Teflon paint protection on locking end.

STURDY
• 2 plated socket head metric M6 mounting screws provided.

A worthwhile investment if you want the best for your mount and telescope.

These 114 mm, felt-lined mounting rings are made out of solid aluminum, powder painted, and will fit most 114 (and some 115 mm) OD tubes, including William Optics' ZenithStar 105 and ZenithStar 110. They are available in black only.

A worthwhile investment if you want the best out of your mount and telescope.

                  100mm Clamp Style Mounting Rings

These high quality solid aluminum black anodized clamp style mounting rings will make your telescope look outstanding when they are wrapped around it. Felt lined to protect your scope and hold it firmly where you want it to be. These 100mm will fit New Megrez 88FD and most 101mm OD tubes. They are supplied with five threaded holes (external imperial threading 1/4x20; internal M6 metric threading) for mounting on most dovetail plates and of course the William Optics dovetail plates.

• Equally holed on top to fit additional accessories.
• Nice comfortable knobs with Teflon paint protection on locking end.
• Felt-lined to protect even the most delicate telescope finish.

                             A worthwhile investment if you want the best out of your mount.

                                                 Part # WE-MR-88                    $99

These 90 mm, felt-lined mounting rings are made out of solid aluminum, anodized in black or white, and will fit most 90 mm OD tubes, and all William Optics 80 mm telescopes (Megrez 80 and 90, ZenithStar 80).Supplied with five threaded holes (external imperial threading 1/4x20; internal M6 metric threading) for mounting on most dovetail plates and WO dovetail plate. Equally holed on top to fit additional accessories.

BIG KNOB
• Nice, comfortable knobs with Teflon paint protection on locking end.

STURDY
• 2 plated socket head cap metric M6 mounting screws provided. These solid rings will keep
your telescope always in perfect alignment. A telescope is only as performing as the mount and
rings it comes with: saving on rings is not always a wise choice!

FELT-LINED
• Felt-lined to protect even the most delicate telescope finish.

ANODIZED FINISH
• Very elegant, anodized black version ideal for ZenithStar scopes including the new ZS80IIED.
• The white version is perfectly suited the Megrez 80.

Part # WE-MR-80S (White) ~~$140~~ $111
Part # WE-MR-80B (Black) ~~$140~~ $111

These beautiful 100 mm guiding rings are made out of solid aluminum, anodized in black, and will fit virtually every 60 to 90 mm OD tube to be used as guiding scope. You can use these rings for most 80mm telescopes like our Megrez or ZenithStar. Recommended for the ZS66 SD and the ZS80 II ED. They weigh 660 grams for the pair.

NYLON TIP
• Three point alignment screws come with nylon tips to avoid scratches to your OTA.
• Easy to align.

BEAUTIFUL
• Fully polished and will not disfigure or mark your beautiful refractors!

LARGE KNOBS
• Nice, comfortable knobs with Teflon paint protection on locking end.

STURDY
• These solid rings will keep your telescope always in perfect alignment.

Perfect for the WO Vixen-style dovetail plate or Losmandy-style Combo Plate for use on GEM or Alt-Az Mounts such as the WO Eazy Touch. Easy to mount on WO mounting rings. Ideal for piggy-backing on SCT's or large refractors.

A telescope is only as performing as the mount and rings it comes with: saving on rings is not always a wise choice!

This finderscope/guider mounting ring system will mount a short focal length refractor on a Celestron or Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain or Ritchey-Chrétien telescope rear cell. It lets you use a small refractor as a high power/variable power finderscope for your larger telescope, or as a guide scope for long exposure deep sky photography with the main scope, or as a wide field astrograph.

This system has two parts. One part consists of a pair of mounting rings bolted to a 3.56" long dovetail rail. The second part is a 3.56" long dovetail shoe that holds the ring system to your scope. This shoe bolts onto a catadioptric scope’s rear cell, using the telescope manufacturer’s predrilled finderscope/accessory holes. Celestron and Meade catadioptric telescopes 7" in aperture and larger generally have two pairs of mounting holes on 1.25" centers, located at the 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock positions on their rear cells. The 10 o'clock pair normally holds the telescope’s factory-equipped finder, while the second pair is for mounting accessories. The cosmetic bolts filling the unused pair of holes on the rear cell are removed and the 3.56" shoe is bolted into the exposed holes, using the new chrome-finish bolts and hex head wrench supplied with this ring assembly.

There are three pairs of mounting bolt slots in the mounting shoe, spaced along the shoe at approximately 1" intervals. This allows you to position the mounting shoe fore and aft on the telescope rear cell to put your finder/guide scope in the most convenient position to avoid bumping it with your head during use. These 3/16" x 5/16" slot pairs allow for the minor differences in the nominal 1.25" mounting hole spacing sometimes encountered with older telescopes. The base of the mounting shoe is curved to fit a 7"-8" telescope’s rear cell, but the shoe will work on the rear cells of catadioptric scopes up to 20" in aperture. The ring system can be used on other scope types as well, providing the scope has a pair of accessory mounting holes on the industry standard 1.25" centers (or can be drilled with such holes, as in the case of a Sonotube or aluminum optical tube reflector). It cannot be used on Takahashi or Vixen scopes, which use proprietary finderscope mounting bolt patterns. Proper installation of the mounting ring system on scopes other than Celestron or Meade 7" and larger catadioptrics is the responsibility of the buyer.

The mounting rings themselves have a nominal 95mm (3.75") internal diameter and will hold optical tubes with an o.d. of 60mm to 90mm. We recommend scopes in the 66mm-70mm range, as larger scopes may have to be partially disassembled to fit into the rings if their lens shade o d. is larger than 95mm. There are three large chrome finish hand-tighten adjustment bolts with non-marring Delrin tips in each ring. These allow you to line up the refractor with the main telescope optics when it is used as a finderscope, or to aim the refractor off-axis to locate an appropriate guide star or photographic target when it is used as a guider or astrograph. The 11/16" wide rings are mounted at the opposite ends of the 3.56" long dovetail rail. This puts the centerlines of the collimating bolts 2-7/8" apart, allowing considerable freedom in lining up the refractor on off-axis objects for guiding and photography. The knurled heads of the collimating bolts are nearly 3/4" in diameter, providing a sure and easy grip, even while wearing gloves in cold weather. The rings hold the centerline of a finder/guide scope approximately 3.75" above the surface of the main telescope on which the rings are mounted.

The dovetail rail holding the mounting rings has a safety groove machined into one side. This groove engages with the two chrome-finish ball head bolts in the mounting shoe that hold the mounting ring system in place on the main scope. This prevents the mounting ring portion from slipping out of the mounting shoe should the bolts in the shoe accidentally loosen during use. In addition, there is a brass safety bolt in the mounting shoe. This engages with a notch in the base of the dovetail rail to absolutely prevent the mounting ring system and finder/guide scope from sliding backwards out of the mounting shoe when the main scope is pointed at the sky.

The complete ring system and mounting shoe weighs only 17 ounces (482 grams). All parts are machined aluminum, anodized flat black to match the finish of most catadioptric scope rear cells. The machined mounting hardware is finished in non-rusting chrome for long life. New hex head mounting hardware is provided to install the system on a Celestron or Meade catadioptric scope, as is the appropriate size hex head installation wrench.

This very practical Finder Scope Bracket comes with a handy, quick-release bracket included in the price. It fits perfectly on any William Optics telescope, and weighs in at 250 grams. It is suitable for both 6x30 and 7x50 Erecting Finder Scopes so centering your objects in the sky has never been easier!

QUALITY BUILT IN
• 3 Teflon-tipped adjustment screws on both rings.
• Fully CNC machined and anodized.
• Very solid. Will not rattle like other brackets.

QUICK RELEASE
• Easy to attach on any telescope, especially ZenithStar 110 or FLT 110.
• The base can be mounted with M5 or M6 screws and has a longer bracket for easier positioning.

This excellent new quick-release 50mm finderscope bracket is easy to use, very convenient and great value. It’s a perfect addition to your telescope: no need to waste time mounting the bracket and finderscope every night!

                                                  You have one RDF but multiple scopes?
                                     Then purchase as many of these as you have extra scopes.
    It attaches to all William Optics scopes so that you can use your one RDF on all of them, quickly and easily.

Vixen/Synta Style Mounting Bracket

This item, from Astronomy Technologies, is a single-piece mounting stalk that will let you mount an RDF (red dot finder) or William Optics finder rings directly into a Vixen/Celestron/Orion/Synta style finder mounting shoe. It lets you replace the inexpensive plastic single red dot finders with the more flexible illuminated multiple reticle patterns of a metal RDF. Replacing the stock ring setup will give you better control in aiming your finder scope by going to the a 6 point system instead of 3, and overall upgrade your finder mounting system. The bottom of the mounting stalk has a V-shaped base that is 30mm wide at its widest point. This will let it fit into the finder mounting bracket provided with most of the refractor and reflector telescopes from the above manufacturers. The top of the mounting stalk has narrow V-shaped ridges that the RDF body, or finder ring body clamps onto in order to lock the finder in place. It weighs in at 57 grams (2 ounces).

Part # ATFBV $10

This Binocular Tripod Bracket is an inexpensive yet fundamental observation tool. Holding heavy binoculars by hand can be hard. This bracket solves this problem. High-grade aluminum for maximum resistance.

Get the most out of your binoculars. Connect this bracket to any 1/4 20 camera tripod and start observing!

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