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Q&A for Explore Scientific FirstLight EXOS Telescope Mount — 12 Questions & 10 Answers

Name Explore Scientific FirstLight EXOS Telescope Mount (5)
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Dano, guest, from WI, United States, asked on October 26, 2018

Are there motor drives available for the EXOS mount?

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Answered by Daryl, member, from NC, United States, on October 07, 2021

I am sorry to report that Explore Scientific does NOT have motor drives for this scope. I have searched their site and it has no such product listed.

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Ito, guest, from VA, United States, asked on February 17, 2018

Capacity load

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Answered by Ethan C., Gear Expert, from IL, United States, on April 01, 2018

Item FL-EXOSNANOT1-00 has a weight limit of 15lbs, item FL-EXOS2GT has a limit of 28lbs.

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Richie, guest, from MN, United States, asked on July 18, 2021

Will this tripod work with the Orion ShortTube 80?

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Answered by Kurt Colbourne, Gear Expert, from IL, United States, on October 05, 2021

Yes, it will.

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Tracy, guest, from TX, United States, asked on April 29, 2021

How tall is the tripod?

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Answered by Kurt Colbourne, Gear Expert, from IL, United States, on October 05, 2021

The tripod will extend up to 45" at its highest point with the mount head.

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Samm, guest, from NY, United States, asked on November 28, 2020

Does this fit a Vixen Dovetail rail?

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Answered by Kurt Colbourne, Gear Expert, from IL, United States, on October 05, 2021

Yes, it does.

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Nina, guest, from NC, United States, asked on November 20, 2020

1)What optical tubes are compatible with this product? 2) Is everything pictured included?

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Answered by Kurt Colbourne, Gear Expert, from IL, United States, on October 05, 2021

Yes, everything in the images is included. The tripod will mount any tube that doesn't exceed 15 lbs and has a Vixen-Style Universal Dovetail bar for mounting.

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CB, guest, from SD, United States, asked on July 11, 2020

Does this mount support the AR102 scope?

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Answered by Kurt Colbourne, Gear Expert, from IL, United States, on October 05, 2021

Yes, this tripod will mount that main tube.

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peter, guest, from NY, United States, asked on March 23, 2019

where i can get more Counterweight???

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Answered by Kurt Colbourne, Gear Expert, from IL, United States, on October 05, 2021

Here's a link to one that the manufacturer lists.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/explore-scientific-telescope-counterweight.html

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Bikergeoff, member, from NY, United States, asked on July 19, 2024

why does the factory demo cost more that the brand new unit ?

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Bikergeoff, member, from NY, United States, asked on July 19, 2024

why does the mount description include info on the drives but the answer to the question says it doesn't have drives available ? which is it ?!!

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