Telescope Mount

Many of you must already have your amateur telescope or astronomical telescope. Some must have plans to buy telescope, whether be it a simple beginner telescope or the best telescope there is.

One important advice before you buy telescope: seriously take into consideration the mount of your telescope.

Telescope mounts are an important part, mainly because mounts provide stability to the telescope, preventing the telescope from wobbling.

Whether you have an amateur telescope or the most professional telescope in use, you must see to it that it has a stable and reliable mount in order for your telescope to work at its best.

You also must do adjustments and movements to your telescope if you want to gaze at objects at different sections of the heavens. Such adjustments and movements on the telescope should be done without you worrying that it may fall or topple from its position.

A Mount is indeed necessary as a support to your telescope. Mount steady it up and keep it firmly in place.

Now that we have reiterated the importance of telescope mounts, let us discuss the two types of mounts:

Altazimuth Mount

1. The simplest, easiest-to-use mount.

2. The compatible mount to the Dobsonian Telescope.

3. With the Altazimuth, your telescope can be moved up and down (such movement is called altitude), and left and right ( called azimuth), hence its name.

4. It is a reliable mount, quick and easy to set up, and very firm and stable.

Equatorial Mount

1. This is the type of mount that has its axis pointed toward the North Celestial Pole.

2. The primary purpose of the Equitorial Mount is to track or match the movement of the stars.

3. This mount is perfect for long exposure photography because your telescope with move along with your target object.

4. Just make sure you acquire an excellent motor for your axis to make the most of your astrophotography session.

Equitorial mount comes in varieties -

Fork Mount: motorized mount that is best for short tube catadioptric scopes.

German mount: used for refracting scopes due to their lengthy tubes.

Goto mounts: (also Goto telescopes) has motors on all axes, and are so-called because they can be “commanded to go to” a celestial object.

Whatever may be the mount that you are using, make sure that is compatible with your amateur telescope or astronomical telescope to achieve the fullest stability for your telescope. Surely, with this taken care of, you will enjoy a wonderful stargazing!