| This machined and black anodized 6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum D-series dovetail plate fits 14” Meade LX200 catadioptric optical tubes only. Using the supplied stainless steel hardware, it bolts to the existing holes in either the top or bottom of the optical tube using the two supplied radius blocks that match the curvature and mounting hole spacing of the optical tube’s front and rear cells.
The plate has a dovetail on one side that measures 74mm wide. This allows the plate to slip easily into the 75mm wide dovetail slot of a Losmandy D-series equatorial mount saddle plate. This lets you use the dovetail plate to mount a telescope optical tube on a Losmandy G-11 or HGM Titan mount, or on a Celestron CGE or CGE Pro equatorial mount.
Since the plate will mount on either side of the optical tube, you can also install a dovetail or second dovetail on the top of the optical tube for mounting Meade, Astro-Tech, and Losmandy D-series accessories – piggybacks, photoguide rings, etc. This can be done with either a German equatorial mount or a fork mount scope.
The dovetail plate measures 0.7” thick x 4” wide x 23.75” in length, with 22.00” hole spacing. It weighs 5.5 lbs. The height from the top of the optical tube to the top of the dovetail plate is 1.20”. All joining surfaces are either precision chamfered or filleted to eliminate sharp corners and edges. This helps prevent the dovetail from hanging up in the mount’s saddle plate if the dovetail is inserted at a slight angle when setting up your scope. | 
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