Astro-Physics
Portable 10" Piers
- Regular price
- $ 1,785.00
- Sale price
- $ 1,785.00
- Unit price
- per
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In StockDescription
Characteristics of Astro-Physics Piers
- Unique tension design combines rugged construction with light weight, while reducing flexure and annoying vibrations.
- Legs and tension rods attach without hardware, allowing field assembly in minutes.
- Stainless steel turnbuckles allow you to make fine adjustments for polar alignment or minor leveling.
- The center posts are constructed of aluminum tubing, the base construction is thick-wall aluminum and the legs are steel for strength.
- Aluminum and steel parts are powder coated in a black wrinkle finish.
- Astro-Physics 10" Pier Accessory Tray (TRAY10) Eyepiece Accessory Tray (TRAY10H) and tray support bars (TRAYSB and TRAYSB1) keep your accessories close at hand.
- 42" piers have 3 additional holes 8.5" from top for tray attachment (compensates for turnbuckle placement)
- Piers may contain minor cosmetic Mount flaws, i.e. slight indentations or irregular paint pattern.
Advantages of Astro-Physics Piers
- Lightweight, breaks down into easily manageable pieces for easy transport & lifting.
- Very sturdy pier for its mass.
- Piers typically in stock for immediate shipment.
- 62" height available as standard item.
- Readily available in 6" diameter size.
- Less expensive.
- Can purchase another pier post with a different height as separate item to use with different telescope.
- Longest component is pier post which is 8" shorter than assembled height, easy to fit into your car.
- 6" Pier can be used for Losmandy G11 mount with our LM2APT Adapter.
- The 8" extension for our 6" Eagle pier (EAGLE6E8)can also be attached to our 6" diameter piers and used as a convenient way to increase the height of your setup.
Specifications
Pier for 1200 and 1600 Mounts
|
10X24P |
10X32P |
10X42P |
10X48P |
10X54P |
10X62P |
|
|
height of pier |
24" |
32" |
42" |
48" |
54" |
62" |
|
diameter of post |
10" |
10" |
10" |
10" |
10" |
10" |
|
wall thickness of post |
0.094" |
0.094" |
0.094" |
0.094" |
0.094" |
0.094" |
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length of legs |
25" |
25" |
25" |
25" |
25" |
25" |
|
weight of pier post |
8 lbs |
10 lbs |
13 lbs |
15 lbs |
17 lbs |
19 lbs |
|
weight of pier base |
18 lbs |
18 lbs |
18 lbs |
18 lbs |
18 lbs |
18 lbs |
|
weight of 3 legs |
20 lbs |
20 lbs |
20 lbs |
20 lbs |
20 lbs |
20 lbs |
|
weight of 3 struts |
5 lbs |
5 lbs |
5 lbs |
5 lbs |
5 lbs |
5 lbs |
|
total weight assembled |
51 lbs |
53 lbs |
56 lbs |
58 lbs |
60 lbs |
62 lbs |
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