The following telescope mounts will get you through a variety of use cases and situations. ... Another great German Equatorial style mount is the Sky-Watcher EQM-35.

Enter Celestron’s CGX equatorial mount. ... I tested the CGX with a variety of payloads, from a lightweight refractor to a Celestron C11 SCT (about 30 pounds [14 kg]).

Meade’s LX80 Multi-Mount functions as a German equatorial mount, an alt-azimuth mount, or a mount for two optical tube assemblies. It features 2-inch-diameter (5 centimeters) stainless-steel ...

Equatorial mount (EQ2) Counterweight for balance; Barlow lens for close-ups; At its core, this is a Newtonian reflector telescope with an aperture of 5.1"/130 mm, which is about the minimum ...

The flagship of Celestron's entry-level telescope range, the Celestron Powerseeker 127EQ's five-inch aperture and equatorial mount make it tempting to beginner astronomers.

Continue reading “A DIY Equatorial Mount Using Harmonic Drives” → Posted in Space Tagged astrophotography , equatorial tracking , harmonic drive , NEMA-17 , onstep , Teensy 4.0 , telescope ...

The ASD Equatorial Mount is designed to maintain the orientation of the Direct Irradiance Attachment (sold individually) and the Full Sky Irradiance RCR (sold individually) relative to the sun.. Once ...