Durango Skies Steel Piers

Diagram of pier components

These are top quality steel piers, manufactured locally in Durango, Colorado. This allows us to customize the pier height to your observatory. These steel piers include the following features:

Anti-vibration stabilizer fins
Full welds on all seams
Pier height that is calculated to fit your equipment and setup
Pier top that rotates 360° for polar alignment after the pier is in place
Dual top plates that allow for leveling after the pier is in place
Concrete pier base installation instructions
Adapter plates for your particular telescope or wedge. Current plates include:

Meade LX90/LX200/LX200-ACF and Ultrawedge
Celestron CPC/Nexstar and Wedge
Celestron CGE Mounts
Meade LXD/Celestron CG-5/Orion Mounts
Losmandy Mounts
Mountain Instrument MI-250 Mount


Adjustable plates for leveling your telescope with a center lockdown	Full welds on the base plate and fins	Gallery of Durango Skies piers in action

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10 3/4 Pier with Celestron Adapter (Item #DS-1034Pier-C) This is the perfect steel pier for astrophotography	Durango Skies	$850.00 In Stock
10 3/4 Pier with Celestron CGE Adapter (Item #DS-1034Pier-CGE) This is the perfect steel pier for astrophotography	Durango Skies	$920.00 In Stock
10 3/4 Pier with Meade Adapter (Item #DS-1034Pier-M) This is the perfect steel pier for astrophotography	Durango Skies	$850.00 In Stock
8 5/8 Pier with Celestron Adapter (Item #DS-858Pier-C) A great pier for visual or astrophotography use.	Durango Skies	$720.00 In Stock
8 5/8 Pier with Celestron CGE Adapter (Item #DS-858Pier-CGE) A great pier for visual or astrophotography use.	Durango Skies	$790.00 In Stock
8 5/8 Pier with LXD75/55, EQ-5, CG-5 Adapter (Item #DS-858Pier-LXD) A great pier for visual or astrophotography use.	Durango Skies	$790.00 In Stock
8 5/8 Pier with Meade Adapter (Item #DS-858Pier-M) A great pier for visual or astrophotography use.	Durango Skies	$720.00 In Stock
CGE Adapter Plate (Item #DS-EQ143) Attaches to the pier adapter plate for mounting the CGE mount.	Durango Skies	$75.00 In Stock
Roof Support Jacks (Item #DS-Sup-Jack) Support jacks that raise and lower the roll-off roof rails to compensate for ground movement (set of 2)	Durango Skies	$70.00 In Stock

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