North Star II Field Tripod Construction - Tripod Final Assembly 9
 

Underside view of the Cradle Ring assembly atop the CG-5 EQ mount head.... (Click for enlarged view)

 
A view from a different angle showing more of the underside of the dovetail plate/ cradle ring assembly. Now all we need to do is mount up the 127mm f/9.4 refractor OTA and we are ready for some serious observing!