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Stellarvue M002C Mount

Name: Stellarvue M002C Mount
SKU: M002C
Price: 499 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.96721 (61 reviews)

SKU: M002C

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M002C Mount - The Video! Click here for our video manual: Video Manual

M002C Mount Operator's Manual - Click here for our online manual: M002C

The Stellarvue M002C is built here using stainless and cnc machined aluminum components, 3" Teflon bearings and stainless roller bearings. This is latest version of the M002C mount head using precision machined stainless stafts. This is the smoothest version of the M002C ever. The mount head can be attached directly to a heavy duty tripod with a 3/8-16 stud or it attaches to a Stellarvue MEC column for attachment to various astronomy tripods.

The smoothness of the actions of this mount makes slow motion controls unnecessary, so they are not included. Set the two tension adjustment knobs for minimum drag and effortlessly glide around the night sky.

The mount will hold our telescopes up to 130 mm and other scopes, up to about 25 pounds. The mount head itself weighs about 6.2 pounds and comes standard with our new TDLV-XS spring-loaded shoe to accommodate both Vixen and Losmandy rails. If using a Losmandy style rail, we recommend using two safety screws so it will not slide through the shoe when the knobs are loosened.

A handle system is being made for the M002C with the new TDLV-XS shoe. This handle will be available in December.

Attaching this mount head to a tripod requires one of our heavy-duty columns. On this heavy duty columns page you will find more information including how to measure the attachment bolt on your tripod.

You can convert the M002C mount into a computerized, "push-to" mount, by puchasing both the Nexus M002C encoder kit and the Nexus DSC Pro with Wifi above. If you already have an M002C mount you may purchase these on our Nexus pages.