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Hello,

I am interested to know, if there are users who use the M-UNO in combination with a newton telescope? Especially with 10 inch aperture, f/4 and with a mono camera?

I have a 6 inch Newton and a RC10 and think about adding a 10 inch newton but I think this might be too tight. There are some images of UNOs carrying 10 inch Newts, but no more information on that. 

Anyone here who made it work?  Mind sharing an picture and how you did it?

CS
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arispopegolf@gmail.com 1.43
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Get it. You will not regret it.. I have a 6", 8" and 10" Newtonians.. The difference of just 2" is enough for you to notice in framing. Bang for the buck, you won't get anything better than a 10" Imaging Newtonian. i Also recently added a 12" Meade SCT but that's a different story lol. 

I had my 10" Newt riding on my trusty iOptron GEM45 for over two years until i upgraded a CEM60 a couple months ago.
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Get it. You will not regret it.. I have a 6", 8" and 10" Newtonians.. The difference of just 2" is enough for you to notice in framing. Bang for the buck, you won't get anything better than a 10" Imaging Newtonian. i Also recently added a 12" Meade SCT but that's a different story lol. 

I had my 10" Newt riding on my trusty iOptron GEM45 for over two years until i upgraded a CEM60 a couple months ago.

*Thank you for your feedback, I cannot agree more with you about the advantages but we M UNO users are more limited in telescope dimensions than "normal" EQ Mount users. If the telescope is too long, we might get problems as we do not do a meridian flip. 

Let me express the size limitations with an image. Thats the setup from Alexanders Reinders from the Avalon User Gallery. As you can see the telescope can hit the RA axis flange if it gets too long. But you also have to balance it, so if the setup is too front heavy and too long it will not achieve balance ever. 

I see Alexanders even had to deploy some counterweights on the telescope itself, but I am missing more information on the setup. He is also using a DSLR only, so if I would deploy my mono setup the scope would be even heavier on the front. 


m-uno-setup-alexander-reinders-300.jpg
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TiffsAndAstro 1.81
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I think there is a Dec extension pier ?

10mm example here

https://www.teleskop-express.de/en/mounts-tripods-rings-rails-power-supply-14/mount-accessories-other-83/avalon-spacer-for-m-uno-declination-axis-10-mm-8620

Maybe use multiple or find a thicker version.

I'm not recommending this or the shop, ive never used either. I just like the design of this mount
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I think there is a Dec extension pier ?

10mm example here

https://www.teleskop-express.de/en/mounts-tripods-rings-rails-power-supply-14/mount-accessories-other-83/avalon-spacer-for-m-uno-declination-axis-10-mm-8620

Maybe use multiple or find a thicker version.

I'm not recommending this or the shop, ive never used either. I just like the design of this mount

*Thanks, I am using a 50mm spacer for my RC10 already, because with the Touptek AFW L it gets too tight for my taste. To have the tube above the RA axis flange I would need many more spacers, but then I would get problems with the balance. 

I would prefer knowing if balance can be achieved without spacers at first, this would assure me that I have enough headroom. 

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Well at least it's an option, if needed.
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