Celestron Narrow Dovetail Plate – 8" (#94501)

Easily adapt your 8” Schmidt-Cassegrain or EdgeHD OTA to fit mounts with CG-5/Vixen-style saddles.

If you’ve got a Celestron 8" OTA that originally shipped with a wider CGE (Losmandy-style) dovetail, but you’re looking to mount it on a CG-5 compatible system—like the Advanced VX—you’ll need to swap that rail out. The Celestron Narrow Dovetail Plate (#94501) is designed to do exactly that.

This orange anodized aluminum bar fits directly to the pre-drilled mounting holes on the front and rear cells of current production Celestron 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain and 8" EdgeHD OTAs, providing a rigid, lightweight mounting solution that’s fully compatible with Vixen-style saddles.

Why Switch to a Narrow Dovetail?

Many lightweight GoTo mounts—such as the AVX, Sky-Watcher HEQ5, and similar models from iOptron, Explore Scientific, and Meade—use narrow CG-5/Vixen-style saddles. Installing this dovetail plate allows you to:

Mount your 8" SCT or EdgeHD on these systems
Reduce overall weight compared to wider Losmandy-style bars
Maintain a better balance for travel rigs or smaller payload capacities

Durable and Ready to Install

This plate is Celestron OEM quality, machined from solid aluminum for strength, and finished in Celestron’s signature orange anodizing for high visibility and corrosion resistance. The mounting holes are pre-spaced to match your OTA’s existing threaded inserts, and all required hardware is included.

Installation takes only a few minutes with basic tools and requires no modification to your telescope.

Final Thoughts

Whether you’re switching mounts, downsizing for portability, or building a dual-saddle system, the Celestron 8" Narrow Dovetail Plate makes it easy to expand your telescope’s mounting options without compromising security or alignment. If you're using an 8" OTA with a CGE bar and want to pair it with a CG-5 mount, this adapter is your go-to solution.

Technical Specifications

Length: 13" (330.2mm)
Width: 1.7" (43.18mm)
Weight: 11 oz (311.8 g)
Material: Aluminum, orange anodized
Optical Tube Compatibility:
- Celestron 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain (current production with CGE bar)
- Celestron 8" EdgeHD (current production with CGE bar)
Mount Compatibility:
- CG-5/Vixen-style mounts (e.g., Advanced VX, Sky-Watcher HEQ5, iOptron GEM28, etc.)

Celestron Dovetail Plate, Narrow - 8" 94501

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