Crude astro photography mount performance overview.

Brands listed : AOK, ASA, Astelco, Astro-Physics, Axis, Bosma, Celestron, Chronos, E.Alt, Gemini, Intes-Micro, Iott Precision Instruments, Losmandy, MAM, Mathis Instruments, Meade, Mesu, Mountain Instruments, Optical Guidance Systems, Orion, Parallax Instruments, Paramount, PlaneWave Instruments, Sky-Watcher, Synta, Takahashi, Trassud, TS Optics, Vixen.
Mount must be commercially available, have GOTO, allow guiding, minimum payload >10kg. #mounts : 72.
Brand and Mount .nl
Price
[€]		 Max
payload
[kg]		 Peak2Peak
PE
[arcsecond]		 Peak2Peak
with PEC
[arcsecond]		 Source of the PE claim Optional remarks           
Meade LX200-10
My unit
 		 N/A 20 50
45
 		 3 - 10
5
8		 www.mapug-astronomy.net/ragreiner/PECOper.html
lambermont.dyndns.org/astro/tracking-20080908-and-training-result.jpg
lambermont.dyndns.org/astro/P2P-PE-20090918.jpg 		Classic
45 and 5 are corrected values by cos(40)
Meade LXD 75 745 12 45 - www.zodiaclight.com/equipment/lxd75.htm -
Bosma EM11-A 750 12 - - - test a, b
Celestron ADM/CG-5 GT 900 13 80
35		 - demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/cg5.htm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=lxd55&Number=2840579 		-
Sky-Watcher/Synta HEQ5 PRO 1030 13 10 - 15 6 - 7 skywatchertelescope.net/swtphotos/ProductsPRO/80ed100edHeq5EQ6Pro.pdf -
Sky-Watcher/Synta (N)EQ6 PRO
Orion Atlas EQ-G		 1250 20 10 - 15
30 - 40
90		 6 - 7
-
-		 skywatchertelescope.net/swtphotos/ProductsPRO/80ed100edHeq5EQ6Pro.pdf
eq-mod.sourceforge.net/docs/eqmod_vs-pec.pdf
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/eq6.htm		 -
Celestron CGEM 1500 20 60 - cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3190921 max payload reported 18-20
Vixen Sphinx SXD 2700 15 14 - cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1700976 15+2*3.7=22kg 'load capacity'
Losmandy GM8 3250 13 13 8 www.danlessmann.com/LosmandyGM8Review.htm No PPEC
Celestron CGE 3600 27 30
25
15		 -
5
5		 demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/cge.htm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/2878254
''		 Measured in 2005
After 2005, smooth 20 arcsec
''
Takahashi EM-11 Temma II 3650 10 20 - www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-11.specifications.php payload is 9 at tak-eu and 11 at tak-us
Losmandy G11 4200 27 30
24
15
10
7		 - demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm
www.astromag.co.uk/pdfs/g-11.pdf
astroshed.com/observatory/g11saga/g11saga.htm
www.ovision.com/Losmandy_PresentationNS_english.html
www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=663
 -
12 after gearbox swap
-
Ovision NS worm upgrade
Reported 3 - 7
Takahashi EM-200 Temma II 5550 18 10
20		 - www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-200.php
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm		 -
Celestron CGE Pro 5700 40 18 - www.celestron.com/c3/product.php?CatID=16&ProdID=549 -
Vixen Atlux 5900 23 16 4 www.vixenoptics.com/mounts/atlux.htm 23+3.5+7=34kg 'load weight'
Intes-Micro Alter D6 GOTO 5950 40 10
12
30		 -
-
9		 www.brayimaging.co.uk/Astro/mounts.html
astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=321510
astro-foren.de/showthread.php?t=7353		 AWR goto
AOK WAM 8000 6300 75 10 - aokswiss.ch/d/mont/wam/wam_8000/tabelle.html -
E.Alt 5-ADN 6650 50 2 - www.observatory.org/install.htm -
Gemini G42 6700 40 10
5
7		 3
4.5
1		 www.astronomy.hu/g42.htm
www.ecliptica.org/g41/g42_pec.htm
www.romastrophoto.altervista.org/g42pec.shtml 		-
ASA DDM60 7000 25 0.2 - 0.4 N/A www.astrosysteme.at/eng/mount_ddm60.html Direct drive
Astro-Physics Mach1GTO 7300 20 7 - www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/mach1gto/mach1gto -
MAM-20 7500 25 - - - FS2 goto
Mountain Instruments MI-250 7500 38 10 - www.mountaininstruments.com/pages/mi250Go-To.html -
Mesu-Optics Mesu 7500 130 (2x65) 4 N/A astro-imaging.com/Equipment/Mesu_Mount_Engels.pdf Friction drive. Argo Navis goto. photos
E.Alt 6-ADN 7650 70 2 - same as Alt5 and Alt7 -
Axis Instruments F20a 7850 25 10
14		 - axisinstruments.com/francais/produits/montures/monture-equatoriale-f20a.htm
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/f20a.htm		 -
Iott Precision IPI262 8500 45 - - - -
MAM-50 8500 50 - - - FS2 goto
Takahashi EM-400 Temma II 9000 38 10 - www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-400.php -
Losmandy Titan 9000 45 10
8
16		 -
2
-		 www.losmandy.com/hgm-titan.html
www.company7.com/losmandy/titan.html
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm		 -
TS Optics WS240GT 9000 70 10 - teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p2507 White Swan. FS2 goto. photos
AOK LM 300 9000 100 10 - aokswiss.ch/d/mont/lm/lm-300/tabelle.html -
E.Alt 7-ADN 9000 100 2 - www.baader-planetarium.de/referenzen/knerr_ad7_periode.gif -
Astro-Physics 900GTO 9200 31 7
4		 - www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/900gto/900gto
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644		 -
Trassud ZX4 9300 40 10 - trassud.fr/ZX4%20IMAGE.htm demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/zx4.htm -
Vixen Gaiax 9850 44 5 - www.vixenoptics.com/mounts/gaiax.html 3*9.5=28.5kg counterweights
Axis Instruments F40a 10500 50 7 - axisinstruments.com/francais/produits/montures/monture-equatoriale-f40a.htm -
Iott Precision IPI393
PlaneWave Ascension 200HR		 10500
18500		 90 - - - -
price in $
Astro-Physics 1200GTO 11400 63 5
-
4		 -
1.5
< 0.01		 www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/1200gto/1200gto
www.danlessmann.com/LosmandyGM8Review.htm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644		 -
10 micron GM 2000 QCI 11750 50 8 - www.10micron.com/english/gm2000%20QCI_info.htm -
Trassud DF45 11900 50 10 - trassud.fr/monture_df_45.htm -
MAM-100 12400 140 - - - FS2 goto
Axis Instruments F60a 13500 75 5
5		 - axisinstruments.com/francais/produits/montures/monture-equatoriale-f60a.htm
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/f60a.htm		 -
ASA DDM85 13750 65 well below 1 N/A www.astrosysteme.at/eng/mount_ddm85.html Direct drive
Paramount ME 13750 68 7
2		 1
< 0.1		 www.bisque.com/help/ParamountME/performance_specifications.htm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644		 -
Takahashi EM-500 Temma II 14800 45 7 - www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-500.php -
Gemini Mountegra 15000 50 4 - www.astronomy.hu/mountegra.htm -
Trassud ZX7 15400 70 10 - trassud.fr/ZX7%20IMAGE.htm -
Trassud DF80 16900 80 10 - trassud.fr/monture_df_45.htm -
10 micron GM 4000 QCI 17600 150 6 - www.10micron.com/english/gm4000QCI_info.htm -
Meade MAX mount 22000 113 5
6		 2
0.6		 www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=9170
www.galaxyphoto.com/max.htm		 -
MAM-150 22400 150 - - - FS2 goto. Knicksaulenmontierung
Astelco NTM-500 25900 90 < 1 - astelco.com/products/ntm/ntm.htm Direct drive. video
Astro-Physics 3600GTO
'el Capitan'		 28500 136 5
0.5		 - www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/3600gto/3600gto
www.baader-planetarium.de/astro_physics/montierungen.htm		 -
Prices below are in other currencies.
Adv.Optics Vanguard 2000 £9500 165 - - - FS2 goto
Parallax HD150C $10000 72 4 - cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=628 Astro-Physics GTO
OGS HP-75 $10820 59 15 - opticalguidancesystems.com/ogsmounts.htm -
Parallax HD200C $11500 90 4 2 bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/archive/index.php/t-31989.html Astro-Physics GTO
Mathis Instruments MI-500G $11700 90 5 - mathis-instruments.com/wdrive.html Astro-Physics GTO. Also as fork
Chronos HD20 $14000 56 7 - chronosmount.com -
OGS OGS-75 $15900 59 - 2 opticalguidancesystems.com/ogsmounts.htm -
Mathis Instruments MI-750G $17800 180 5 - mathis-instruments.com/wdrive.html Astro-Physics GTO. Also as fork
Chronos HD32 $20000 113 7 - chronosmount.com -
Parallax HD300C $25000 136 - - - Astro-Physics GTO
OGS OGS-100 $27490 90 - 2 opticalguidancesystems.com/ogsmounts.htm -
Mathis Instruments MI-1000G $36400 230 5 - mathis-instruments.com/wdrive.html Astro-Physics GTO. Also as fork
Chronos HD45 $39500 272 7 - chronosmount.com -
Chronos HD65 $49500 453 5 - optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=10308&kw=chronos&st=2 -
OGS OGS-140 $52880 136 - 2 opticalguidancesystems.com/ogsmounts.htm -
Takahashi EM-2500 Temma II $55000 70 5 - telescopes.net/doc/2500/item/TSM3500 -
Takahashi EM-3500 Temma II $99000 158 5 - opticalguidancesystems.com/takahash.htm -
OGS OGS-190 $120840 204 - 2 opticalguidancesystems.com/ogsmounts.htm -

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Last page update : 2009-11-22T13:00Z -- Hans Lambermont