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TRI-PIER1 FIXED HEIGHT PORTABLE PIER
Pier-Tech, Inc. is a US based manufacturing company. The company was established for the purpose of making fixed and portable Piers that can accept astronomical German Equatorial or Fork Mounts or other instruments. In time they expanded their production to develop astronomical observatories with slide-off roof, and most recently in 2008 they expanded production to include observatory domes for use by professional and home astronomical observatories, and planetaria constructed of galvanized steel in diameters from 8 feet (2.4m) up to 30 foot 6 inches (9.3 meters)! So by 2008 Pier-Tech was offering almost everything that an amateur or professional astronomer could want to house their telescope or other project.
Tri-Pier1 is designed for use as a portable telescope pier, but It is adaptable to support a broad range of platforms from astronomical telescope to other industrial or scientific payloads including antennae and surveillance devices. Tri-Pier1 comes loaded with features technology similar to that found in the acclaimed Pier-Tech 1, and it is the fixed height alternative to its cousin the portable Tri-Pier2.
The Tri-Pier is provided with legs that fold in to store like those of a traditional tripod. Furthermore, Tri-Pier1 converts to a permanent fixed height pier by removing the adjustment feet from the legs and bolting onto the foundation of an observatory or observing platform. There is no need to remove the legs, just store them folded in. So if an observatory is in your future or if you are looking for a pier that can be used both in an observatory permanent setting and at your favorite star party, then the Tri-Pier1 and Tri-Pier2 are the piers that will adapt to your needs.
Right: Tri-Pier1 pier.
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