Celestron Vibration Suppression Pads for Tripods

Comments about Celestron Vibration Suppression Pads (useful at high power when near cars, etc.):

These are large heavy construction and not how they seem in the photo. Excellent for absorbing vibrations as they go under the feet of the tripod. Just looking through the telescope hands free had movement of the image due to vibrations coming up through the tripod legs, much reduced with these special pads.

Comments about Celestron Vibration Suppression Pads (useful at high power when near cars, etc.):

First time I used this was with a celestron nexstar 6se.Originally I was used to seeing vibration and a bouncing effect on the subjects I was viewing in my scope. These pads help to reduce the overall vibration associated with auto-aligning scopes, I think they are fundamental for astrophotography.

Comments about Celestron Vibration Suppression Pads (useful at high power when near cars, etc.):

Fairly large (about 3" dia.) plastic/rubber compound that you place under your tripod legs. Upper area is concave to hold legs more securely; bottom has 3 low-profile round nubs that are fairly smooth but can be used on a variety of smooth surfaces. The best method of reducing vibrations would be to use a sturdy tripod with built-in vibration dampening characteristics (e.g., wood) and without the use of a center rod. If you're looking for a little more vibration reduction these suppression pads will help. If you have an inadequate tripod it won't make much difference.

Comments about Celestron Vibration Suppression Pads (useful at high power when near cars, etc.):

I was disappointed to learn that I needed to remove the rubber feet from my tripod before using them; the feet do not come off easily (I am not sure they were meant to be removed). The pads seemed to work fine but, after using, I put them back in the box. When I went to use them again I noticed that the orange ring on one had stuck to the orange ring on another and when I pulled them apart (they were sticky) the orange rings separated and came out! These things were expensive - this shouldn't happen. I wonder if there is some sort of defect and the sticky stuff is leaking silicone? Like I said: disappointing!

Comments about Celestron Vibration Suppression Pads (useful at high power when near cars, etc.):

These really help with foot traffic vibration. For the price, I would recommend these wholeheartedly.

Comments about Celestron Vibration Suppression Pads (useful at high power when near cars, etc.):

The orange parts are sorbothane cups that isolate the other two components. I find them to be of solid construction and are larger than I expected, but that's a good thing.