AM5 Mount with RedCat 51 OTA

I have been in search of a powerful but light weight setup for doing astrophotography. After some research and recognizing the current limitations on delivery, etc., I settled on the following setup. From the bottom up, the tripod is the ZWO Carbon Fiber tripod for the AM5 mount. I have the 160mm cage extension on top to give some clearance to the OTA as it moves. Next in the stack is the ZWO AM5 strain wave mount. This is the centerpiece of this setup. On top, the OTA is the Williams Optical RedCat 51 refractor telescope. I have the Williams Optical 32mm guide scope on the very top. This is all controlled via a ASI Air Plus. Auto focus is provide by a ZWO EAF. It all makes for a very powerful setup that weighs less than 25lbs. I can set this up and be running in far less than 15 minutes. A perfect solution to my problem.

AM5 Meridian Flip

This is my AM5 doing a meridian flip last night when I was imaging IC1396

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