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(DIY) Liverpool Mount

TypeGerman equatorial
Weight75 kg
Max. payload50 kg
ComputerizedNo
Periodic errorn/a
Users 1
Images 22
Most often used with
(DIY) 14” F/5 Newtonian
Community notes
A very sturdy mount used with my 14” reflector, engineered by Ken Lyon’ of the Liverpool AS in the early 70’s. Sold to me around 1980 and later fitted with stepper motors and computerised with the Mel Bartels telescope drive.
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