10MICRON LATERAL DOUBLE 4″ PLATE - MAXIDUAL XL Equatorial A Nasmyth focus configuration is

A Nasmyth focus configuration is available as option

SKU 80mm extender

While the EQ8 uses a transmission belt in RA and a flexible joint in declination

the aluminum is sandblasted to achieve a very smooth surface finish and is anodized (hard anodizing) to increase the hardness of the material and to protect it from oxidation

10MICRON LATERAL DOUBLE 4″ PLATE - MAXIDUAL XL Equatorial A Nasmyth focus configuration isTestar Australia is a technical assistant dealer for 10 Micron. Our staff has been trained at the 10 Micron factory to provide assistance, repairs and maintenance on their products. This special double plate is designed to allow a parallel mounting of two optical tubes on the 10 Micron mounts. The bottom slide is a 4 dovetail bar 400mm length, with special threaded holes; the clamping plates are two XL 3 Losmandy compatible (#10M2185), length 350mm.