Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod and you’re done, right? As anyone who’s spent time with a telescope can tell you, it’s not that simple, given that the ...
The Takahashi Teegul Sky-Patrol II is a miniature equatorial mount powered by 6 volts DC, incorporating fine-motion controls. The AstroTrac TT320X-AG utilizes a tangent arm and long lead-screw design, ...
Most of today’s amateurs are familiar with fork and German equatorial mounts. Both have their pros and cons, but a common problem with each is that the mounted telescope’s position is offset from the ...