Starway TS Duomount - Side-By-Side Mounting Plate - dual mount for two telescopes on one mount
The TS Doppelbefestigung allows you to use two telescopes side-by-side on one mount.
Of course you can also attach other gear such as a camera, a powerful finderscope or similar next to the telescope. The Duomount is very versatile and can be used with a broad variety of gear. At the same time the adaptation is highly optimized, offering minimized lever arms and therefore a smaller overall load for the mount.
Particularly Well Suited for Astro-Imaging
One of the primary uses of the TS Duomount is astro-imaging. The Duomount is the perfect means of attaching a guide scope next to the main telescope or tele lens.
This adaptation is more suitable than mounting the guide scope piggy-back on the main telescope. A telescope tube is usually not strong enough to carry a guide scope with sufficient stability. Also the longer lever arms will increase the load for the mount, which is not desirable.
Advantages of the TS Duomount:
The TS Duomount is a highly optimized design. Due to the much shorter lever arms the effective load for the mount is reduced compared with a conventional piggy-back mounting system for the guide scope. this aids overall stability of the setup.
Stability is further improved by the massive design of the duomount which effectively eliminates flexure even if you use a heavy main telescope and guidescope. Despite the excellent stability the Duomount weighs only about 1.2kgs. This weight comes to bear very close to the center of gravity, so the extra weight of the duomount is more than compensated by the shorter lever arms of the entire setup.
List of Compatible Mounts for the TS Duomount:
The Duomount fits the following mounts. These are just the most common examples. There are also many other mounts that are compatible.
- Vixen: GP , GP-E , GP-D2 , Sphinx
- Skywatcher: EQ-4 , EQ-5 , H-EQ5 , EQ-6 (and other similar mounts)
- Celestron: adv. Mount GoTo ( CAM )
- Teleskop-Service: Astro-5 , Astro 4
TS Optics is a brand of Teleskop-Service.
