Vixen AM-OO-3842 manual Porta Mount, Design, Recommended Accessories, Alt-Az Simplicity

Porta Mount

	Design
Alt-Az Simplicity	Our lightweight alt-az "Porta" mount
	can be the heart of an exceptionally
Portable, Easy Setup
	portable telescope/mount system.
and Take Down
	PORTA features a newly designed
	friction system for quickly pointing
	toward the target and tracking it with
	360° slow-motion controls. No fumbling
	with clutches or sectional slow-motion
	controls! Leave the heavy
	counterweights with the equatorials:
	simply balance scopes up to 155mm
	diameter (and up to 11-lbs/5kg) on the
	altitude axis and start viewing!

Standard Vixen dovetail mounting slot with lock and safety screw is fully SPHINX/GP-compatible. Mounting slot removes to reveal ¼"-20 and M8-1.25 threaded holes for custom mounting solutions. PORTA mount features slo- mo worm with 120-tooth worm gears, switchable slow-motion knobs, tension adjustment and disassembly tools,

built-in tool storage bay, tripod tray and aluminum legs.

Tripod height to top of tripod base adjusts from 27.75" to 47.75" / 70cm to 121cm.

Recommended Accessories

Triangle Accessory Tray

Metal tripod tray to hold your observing accessories and lock tripod legs into place. Fits Vixen and other branded tripods (bolt holes spaced about 9-1/2" inches apart) including current aluminum tripods for GP, GP-D2, GP2, GP-DX,

GP-E, Sphinx, Porta (invert knob-holder on spreader) and Custom-D mounts.

Model # AM-OO-3842 Weight: 510 grams / 18 oz

Flexible Slow Motion Handle

Long flexible handle (290mm/11.5") achieves greater manual tracking comfort and less vibration on GP-series, SP-series and PORTA mounts. Locks directly on either axis of motion (also on optional Manual Operation Clutch of equatorials). Order two for the ultimate slo-mo ride.

Model # AM-FA-8800

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