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Note: Explore has discontinued these mounts, when our last one is sold we won't get any more.
The Twilight II mount is all about more, more weight capacity, more stability, and more telescopes! Yes, you can ride two telescopes on this mount, and it handles them with ease. Set up one scope for visual use and the other for photography, or be the ultimate romantic and set up twin telescopes; one for you and one for your significant other! The Explore Scientific Twilight II Mount would also be a great solution if you are working a star party for outreach, and want to handle twice as many people at the eyepiece without the need to run back and forth between mounts. At various conferences and outreach events we have had our 152mm refractor on one side and our 127mm on the other, with no problems at all.
Large chrome knobs on the heavy-duty mount head make it easy to adjust the clutch locks, even with gloves on. The saddle plates on the ends of the elevation arm accept standard Vixen-style dovetails. The tripod you’ll get with the Twilight II mount has 2" steel chrome-plated adjustable legs. The spreader bar becomes securely seated against the tripod legs via a threaded bolt that makes its way through the center of the spreader bar and into the mount head itself. The weight capacity is approximately 60 pounds.
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
Items that have been opened, damaged or are otherwise unsaleable will be subject to a minimum 10% restocking fee, to be assessed by Telescopes Canada upon receipt of the returned goods
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.
Item Number | MAZ-02P |
Tripod fully collapsed no mount head | 31.5" |
Tripod fully collapsed with head | 38.5" |
Tripod fully collapsed with mount head and pier extension (optional) | 46" |
Tripod open, retracted legs, no mount head | 26.5" |
Tripod open, retracted legs with the mount head | 34.5" at highest point, 32" to the center of the mounting bracket |
Tripod open, retracted legs, with mount head and pier extension (optional) | 42.5" to highest point, 40" to the center of the mounting bracket |
Tripod open, legs fully extended, no mount head | 42.5" |
Tripod open, legs fully extended with the mount head | 50" at highest point, 47.5" to the center of the mounting bracket. |
Tripod open, legs fully extended with mount head and pier extension: | 58" to highest point, 55.5" to the center of the mounting bracket |
Weight tripod base | 13.6lb; 6.2kg |
Weight tripod & mount head | 22.3lb; 10.1kg |
Weight tripod, mount head, pier extension | 24.6lb; 11.2kg |
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