Pegasus Astro Carbon Fibre Tripod for NYX-88 Mount

Product Overview

This is the Pegasus Astro carbon fibre tripod made for the NYX-88 mount. It weighs 2000 g, folds to 65 cm, extends to 120 cm, and carries a maximum load of 50 kg on legs set at a fixed 35° angle.

Two kilograms of tripod under a five-kilogram mount is the point of it: a harmonic mount only saves you weight if the thing holding it up does too.

Who It's For

This is a good match if you:

• Own an NYX-88 and want the support that was designed around it.
• Travel with your rig — 65 cm folded fits a case, and 2 kg is a fraction of a steel tripod.
• Set up and break down every session and would rather carry the whole thing in one trip.
• Image from varied ground and want carbon's damping rather than aluminium's ring.

Key Features & Design

• 2000 g: light enough that the tripod is not the heaviest thing in the bag.
• 65 cm retracted, 120 cm extended: packs short, and reaches a working eyepiece and camera height.
• 50 kg maximum load capacity: well beyond what an NYX-88 and its payload will ask of it.
• 35° fixed leg angle: a set geometry rather than adjustable spread, so the footprint is the same every time you open it.
• Carbon fibre legs: stiffer per unit weight than aluminium, and better at damping the vibration that follows a slew.

Recommended Uses

• Supporting an NYX-88 for portable deep-sky imaging.
• Travel and dark-site astrophotography where total pack weight is the constraint.
• Visual observing sessions that need a stable platform set up and struck the same night.
• Semi-permanent setups where a half-pier extension raises the mount for meridian clearance.

Compatibility and Accessory Notes

• Made for the NYX-88. It is the matched support Pegasus Astro publishes alongside that mount.
• Half-pier extensions fit it. The 18 cm half pier for the Pegasus carbon tripod raises the mount for longer telescopes that would otherwise strike the legs near the meridian — we stock it.
• Rubber footpads are available separately for concrete, tiles and other hard surfaces, where spikes have nothing to bite into.
• Using a different mount? Tell us which one and we will check the adapter situation with you before you order.

Good to Know Before You Order

• The leg angle is fixed at 35°. Height comes from the leg extension rather than from spreading the legs wider or narrower.
• Pegasus Astro does not publish the box contents for this tripod. We have not listed accessories such as spikes, hex keys or a carry bag rather than assume they are included — ask us and we will open one and tell you exactly what is in it.
• Meridian clearance is worth a thought. With a long refractor or SCT on an NYX-88, the half-pier extension is the usual answer, and it is a cheap addition next to discovering the problem in the dark.
• 2000 g is under 5 lb, and our declared shipping weight rounds up to the next whole pound as carriers bill it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it difficult to set up?

No. The legs extend and lock, the mount bolts to the top, and the 35° angle is fixed so there is nothing to set. It is quicker than a steel tripod because there is less of it to handle.

Will it hold my imaging train?

The published maximum load capacity is 50 kg, which is far beyond an NYX-88's own 14 kg unweighted payload. The tripod is not the limiting factor.

Can I use it with an NYX-101?

Pegasus publishes this tripod for the NYX-88 and a matched tripod for the NYX-101. Tell us which mount you have and we will confirm the right pairing.

Is carbon fibre actually better than aluminium here?

For this job, yes on two counts: it is stiffer for its weight, and it damps vibration faster, so the settling time after a slew is shorter.

What about setting up on a patio or driveway?

The rubber footpads are the accessory for that — spikes need soil to work.

Bottom Line

In short: a 2 kg carbon fibre tripod that folds to 65 cm, extends to 120 cm and carries far more than an NYX-88 will ever put on it — the support that keeps a harmonic mount's weight advantage intact.