Designed for the G-11 mount, Losmandy's Side-by-Side Dual Dovetail Saddle provides the ability mount two OTA rigs onto your mount head for autoguiding/imaging, or sharing during community events. This side-by-side saddle attaches easily by simply rotating the G-11 saddle 90° without any permanent modifications required. Each saddle accepts large Losmandy-series and smaller Vixen-series plates and is outfitted with dual thumbscrews that are used to tighten the saddle clamps and hold the OTAs firmly in place. The two plates run parallel to each other with 10" (25.4 cm) of separation center-to-center, accommodating OTAs of various sizes. Be sure to check the mount and tripod's payload capacities to ensure the two OTAs and their respective accessories do not exceed the weight limits.

Allows Dual OTAs on a Single Mount    Accepts V and D-Series Plates    Fits G-11 Saddles    10" Center-to-Center Separation

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will this mount onto the Celestron 8" Accessory Dovetail Bar?

A: The Losmandy Dovetail Saddle Adapter Bracket BH #LODVA • MFR #DVA will work wit the Celestron dovetail bar.

Q: 2. What is the spacing between the 4 1/4" holes? I would like to mount on an optical breadboard with 25 mm M6 holes.

A: The only information the manufacture is that the Hole information: center hole threaded 5/16" - 18, remaining mounting holes are pass through (unthreaded) 1/4"

Q: 3. I want to attach my D-SLR to an equatorial telescope mount (Vixen saddle). Hoping to just screw it onto the camera, pop it into the telescope mount, and go. Will this do that? If not, what will?

A: Yes, that will do exactly what you want, but you will need a 1/4 20 stud to screw into it : https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1421963-REG/smallrig_1879_1_4_to_1_4_thread.html/accessories Thanks for choosing B&H Lenny E

Q: 4. Are the mounting holes 1/4-20 or straight through?

A: The only hole that is threaded is not a 1/4-20. We cannot measure it here. The other holes go straight through and have no threads.

Q: 5. Will this clamp/close down to roughly 30mm or less for a ZWO 120 mini or ASI AIr Plus???

A: The only information Losmandy provides for the Dovetail Saddle Adapter Bracket BH #LODVA • MFR #DVA is that. Engineered to accept the large Losmandy and the smaller Vixen-style dovetail plates the bracket simply bolts to your OTA or rings using the existing mount holes, and allows you to quickly attach and break-down your rig without tools - simply loosen the included locking thumbscrew.

Q: 6. Will this fit a 127 mm APO? The current set up is 3 bolts at each end of a dovetail. Length ways separated by 160mm. Side ways separated by 10mm

A: No, the Losmandy Universal Dovetail Plate (7") will not fit that configuration. It does not have 3 holes at each end 160mm apart with 10mm between the individual 3 end holes.

Q: 7. Can this be mounted instead of the AZ-EQ5 saddle plate?

A: Yes, it should be able to. question will holes line up.

Q: 8. Will this clamp to the Dovetail of a EdgeHD 1400?

A: The Losmandy Dovetail Saddle Plate for GM-8 & Takahashi Mounts BH #LOGM8SPDV • MFR #GM-8 SPDV is a receiver for standard large Losmandy D-series and the smaller V-series (Vixen-style) dovetail plate. It is designed to fit GM-8 and Takahashi equatorial mounts. Refer to the second picture on the B&H website. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1279959-REG/losmandy_gm_8_spdv_gm_8_saddle_plate_for.html

Q: 9. hi, are you able to mount the Losmandy dovetail saddle adapter Bracket on a Sky-Watcher star adventure vixen dovetail mount saddle? The flat plate on the Star Adventure has a 1/4"20 screw. and the Losmandy adapter has a 5/16"18 thread. What converted screw would I need to join the two of them together?

A: The MFR needs to be contacted for this answer.

Q: 10. Does this have mounting holes at the *bottom* to attach to the plate that comes with Manfrotto 609 Nitrotech https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1470943-REG/manfrotto_mvh608ahus_608_nitrotech_fluid_video.html ?

A: Yes, the Losmandy V-Series Dovetail Plate (4") has 1/4"-20 tapped mounting holes to allow it to mount on top of the 504PLONGR Camera Plate that comes with the Manfrotto 608 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head.