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Introduction
This document describes how to attach a variety of optical tube assemblies (OTAs) to the Paramount
Taurus equatorial fork model mounts.
Software Bisque also manufactures precision OTA mounting rings for:
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14-inch Celestron C14 Schmidt-Cassegrain (SCT) OTAs
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14-inch Rowe-Ackerman Schmidt-Astrograph (RASA) OTAs
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Meade 16-inch SCT OTAs
The rings are compatible with:
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Paramount Taurus 400 equatorial fork mounts
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Paramount ME II German equatorial mounts (GEMs)
•
Paramount MX/MX+ GEMs
Please review Table 1 and the steps to determine which sections apply to your setup.
Getting Started
Table 1 lists the apertures of many common commercial telescopes, and the accessories or bracketing
hardware that is required to attach an OTA of this size to the Paramount.
An optional
Paramount Taurus Dovetail Plate
can be used to mount optics or other instruments to the
OTA itself.
OTA
Aperture
(in/cm)
Paramount ME II
Taurus 400
Taurus 500
Taurus 600
Taurus
Accessory
Dovetail
Plate
Compatible?
24/61
Large Dovetail
Accessory
n/a
n/a
Taurus 600
Brackets
Yes
20/51
Large Dovetail
Accessory
n/a
Taurus 500 Brackets
n/a
Yes
17/43
Standard Versa-Plate
Dovetail
Taurus 400
Brackets
n/a
n/a
Yes
14/36 SCT
Standard Versa-Plate
Dovetail
Celestron 14-inch
Rings
14-inch Cage Array
(up to 6 total)
14-inch Cage
Array (up to 9
total)
Rings Only
16/41 SCT
Standard Versa-Plate
Dovetail
Meade 16-inch
Rings
n/a
n/a
Rings Only
11/28
Standard Versa-Plate
Dovetail
n/a
11-inch Cage Array
(up to 6 total)
11-inch Cage
Array (up to 9
total)
No
Table 1: Paramount OTA mounting options.
