An astrophotography mount performance overview.
58 Brands listed : Anssen technologies, AOK, APM, ASA, Astelco, Astromount, Astro Optik, Astro-Physics, AstroDreamTech, Avalon Instruments, Axis, Bauer, Bellincioni, Berlebach, Bosma, Celestron, Chronos, E.Alt, Equinox Interscience, Explore Scientific, Fornax, Gemini, Geoptik, Hobym, House of Optics, Intes-Micro, iOptron, Iott Precision Instruments, Kson, Losmandy, MillenniumMount, Mitaka Kohki, MAM, Mathis Instruments, Meade, Mesu, Mountain Instruments, Omegon, Optical Guidance Systems, Orion, Parallax Instruments, Paramount, PlaneWave Instruments, RG, RM-engineering, Showa, Sideres, SkyVision, Sky-Watcher, Synta, Takahashi, Track The Stars, Trassud, TS Optics, Vixen, WarpAstron, Xerces, ZWO.
Mount must be commercially available, have GOTO, allow guiding, minimum payload >10 kg. #mounts : 152.
Brand and Mount
Price
[€]
Max
payload
[kg]
Peak2Peak
PE
[arcsecond]
Peak2Peak
with PEC
[arcsecond]
Source of the PE and PEC claims
Remarks
Explore Scientific iEXOS-100 PCM-eight
459
5
100
-
cloudynights.com/topic/643240-now-available-our-new-explore-scientific-iexos-100-pmc-eight-399/page-7#entry9171012
-
Bosma EM11-A
750
12
-
-
-
test
a
,
b
Sky-Watcher/Synta HEQ5 PRO
Orion Sirius EQ-G
1030
13
10 - 15
-
-
6 - 7
-
-
skywatchertelescope.net/swtphotos/ProductsPRO/80ed100edHeq5EQ6Pro.pdf
-
-
iOptron also had this as SmartStar-PR
iOptron MiniTower II
1065
15+4
-
-
-
-
Sky-Watcher/Synta (N)EQ6 PRO
Orion Atlas EQ-G
1250
20
10 - 15
30 - 40
20-125
6 - 7
-
-
skywatchertelescope.net/swtphotos/ProductsPRO/80ed100edHeq5EQ6Pro.pdf
eq-mod.sourceforge.net/docs/eqmod_vs-pec.pdf
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/eq6.htm
-
-
68 86 71 96 56 125 68 57 27 29 20 33
Celestron CGEM
1500
20
60
27
-
10
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3190921
veryamateur.co.uk/2010/12/09/further-periodic-error-correction-with-the-cgem/
max payload reported 18-20
iOptron MiniTower Pro
1500
15+4
-
-
-
new.
Result
from old model.
Sky-Watcher Wave 100i
1609
15
-
-
-
10 kg without counterweight. Strainwave.
iOptron iEQ30 Pro
1660
14
-
-
-
Permanent PEC
ZWO AM3
1995
8
13
40
-
zwoastro.com/product/zwo-am3/
harmonic drive, 13 kg with counterweight
Sky-Watcher Wave 150i
2083
25
-
-
-
10 kg without counterweight. Strainwave.
iOptron iEQ45 Pro
2100
20
32
15
6
5
rkastro.net/ioptron_ieq45_periodic_error.html
www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5699059
-
iOptron CEM60
2415
27
-
-
-
Arriving worldwide February 2014
WarpAstron WD-17
2645
13.5
-
-
-
Harmonic direct drive with servo motors
Vixen Sphinx SXD
2700
15
14
-
cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1700976
15+2*3.7=22kg 'load capacity'
ZWO AM5
2850
13
20
40
-
zwoastro.com/product/zwo-am5/
harmonic drive, 20 kg with counterweight
Losmandy GM8
3250
13
13
4
8
-
www.danlessmann.com/LosmandyGM8Review.htm
blog.jpuschnig.com/astrophotography/improving-the-periodic-error-of-a-losmandy-gm8/
Requires Gemini for PPEC
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
Celestron CPC 1100 GPS
3900
20
27
6
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3720564
EQ with wedge
Avalon Instruments Linear
4000
25
14
-
http://www.avalon-instruments.com/prodotti.asp?cod=AR
Toothed pulleys and belts
TTS-160 Panther
4157
24
10
20
-
via mail
Portable alt-az mount with rotator
LX200 compatible. Standard ST4
Optical encoders
Losmandy G11
4200
27
30
24
15
15
10
9.1
7
4
-
-
-
2
-
2.3-
-
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm
www.astromag.co.uk/pdfs/g-11.pdf
astroshed.com/observatory/g11saga/g11saga.htm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=4596205
www.ovision.com/Losmandy_PresentationNS_english.html
ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm
www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=663
darkforceastro.de/PemPro.html
Requires Gemini for PPEC
12 after gearbox swap
-
TDM
for PEC
Ovision NS worm upgrade
-
Reported 3 - 7
Ovision NS worm upgrade
Skywatcher EQ8
4400
50
7.36
2.67
astrobin.com/300692/
Encoder resolution on the axes: 17624 ticks or 1.226 arc min
HoO/Berlebach LongNeck1
4400
35
14
-
shop.hoo-germany.de/product_info.php/language/en/
info/p501_Montierung-parallaktisch-HoOLN1.html
photographic payload
add FS2 or similar
Avalon Instruments M-uno
4600
25
14
-
http://www.avalon-instruments.com/prodotti.asp?cod=M1
Toothed pulleys and belts
Fornax 51
4600
40
14
8
1
-
fornaxmounts.com/
licha.de/astro_review_fornax_50_mount.php
FS2
ready.
TDM
for PEC
Geoptik GK300
5000
30
10
-
geoptik.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=110_111&product_id=158
may be unavailable
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
16
-
-
www.celestron.com/c3/product.php?CatID=16&ProdID=549
cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=2579
-
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
Mesu-Optics Mesu-Mount 200
6000
100
4
< 1
2
N/A
mesu-optics.nl/mount200_en.html
stargazerslounge.com/discussions-mounts/169884-what-facts-3.html
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/4932459
Friction drive.
Argo Navis goto
,
image
Alternative controller:
SiTech II
Bellincioni Omega
6200
25
10
5.5
-
-
bellincioni.com/Equatorial_mounts_/Omega_mount/omega_mount.html
forum.astrofili.org/viewtopic.php?p=279753#p279753
price of H.Q. A model
AOK WAM 8000
6300
75
10
-
aokswiss.ch/d/mont/wam/wam_8000/tabelle.html
-
Meade LX850
6525
40
16
7
6
3
www.lx-850.com/?p=193
cloudynights.com/topic/419811-meade-lx850-silence/page-8
astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=838455
comes with StarLock autoguider
E.Alt 5-ADN
6650
50
2
-
www.observatory.org/install.htm
-
Fornax 100
7000
90
16
1
fornaxmounts.com/products_mounts.html
FS2
ready.
TDM
for PEC
Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
7300
20
7
-
www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/mach1gto/mach1gto
-
MAM-20
7500
25
-
-
-
FS2
goto
E.Alt 6-ADN
7650
70
2
-
same as Alt5 and Alt7
-
10 micron GM1000HPS
7700
25
1
-
www.10micron.eu/files/HPS/Scheda tecnica GM1000HPS en.pdf
-
Axis Instruments F20a
7850
25
10
14
-
axisinstruments.com/francais/produits/montures/monture-equatoriale-f20a.htm
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/f20a.htm
-
Bellincioni Alpha
8000
50
8
-
bellincioni.com/Equatorial_mounts_/Alpha_mount/alpha_mount.html
price of H.Q. A model
Iott Precision IPI262
8500
45
-
-
-
-
MAM-50
8500
50
-
-
-
FS2
goto
Sideres 85
9000
100
6
-
sideres.de/?page_id=2
-
Takahashi EM-400 Temma II
9000
38
10
-
www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-400.php
-
Losmandy Titan
9000
45
10
8
16
7.5
-
2
-
1.5
www.losmandy.com/hgm-titan.html
www.company7.com/losmandy/titan.html
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm
ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm
-
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
-
Anssen technologies Ellesa
9200
85
10
-
astro-electronic.de/ellesa.htm
add FS2
APM-GE 70
9300
100
6
-
apm-telescopes.de/apm-ge-70_proinfo_18542.html
FS2
goto
Fornax 150/100
9800
100
12
1
fornaxmounts.com/products_mounts.html
FS2
ready.
TDM
for PEC
Vixen Gaiax
9850
44
5
-
www.vixenoptics.com/mounts/gaiax.html
3*9.5=28.5kg counterweights
Paramount MX
9950
40
7
< 1
www.bisque.com/sc/pages/ParamountMX.aspx
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3758101
new,
photo
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 $
RG 288
10800
-
-
-
-
price excl. goto
10 micron GM 2000 QCI
11750
50
8
-
www.10micron.eu/english/gm2000%20QCI_info.htm
-
Trassud DF45
11900
50
10
-
trassud.fr/monture_df_45.htm
-
MAM-100
12400
140
-
-
-
FS2
goto
Mesu-Optics Mesu-Mount 300
12500
350
-
N/A
-
Under Development, Friction drive,
SiTech II
controller
Bellincioni Beta P
12700
150
6
-
bellincioni.com/Equatorial_mounts_/Beta_P_mount/beta_p_mount.html
-
Axis Instruments F60a
13500
75
5
5
-
axisinstruments.com/francais/produits/montures/monture-equatoriale-f60a.htm
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/f60a.htm
-
APM-GE 200
14400
225
6
-
apm-telescopes.de/apm-ge-200_proinfo_84168.html
FS2
goto
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
14500
100
5
-
2
-
astro-physics.com/products/mounts/1600gto/1600gto.pdf
www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5699737
AP reports 0.22 arcsecond peak to peak with additional Renishaw encoders in their PDF
Takahashi EM-500 Temma II
14800
45
7
-
www.takahashi-europe.com/en/EM-500.php
-
Paramount ME II
15000
109
7
-
bisque.com/sc/pages/ParamountMEII.aspx
Delivery starts 201302
Trassud ZX7
15400
70
10
-
trassud.fr/ZX7%20IMAGE.htm
-
RG 360
16500
-
-
-
-
price excl. goto
Trassud DF80
16900
80
10
-
trassud.fr/monture_df_45.htm
-
10 micron GM 4000 QCI
17600
150
6
-
www.10micron.eu/english/gm4000QCI_info.htm
-
Bellincioni Gamma P
17850
270
5
-
bellincioni.com/Equatorial_mounts_/Gamma_P_mount/gamma_p_mount.html
-
SkyVision Nova 120G
18850
120
0.3
-
skyvision.fr/wordpress/?page_id=2072&lang=en
RMS in 10 min
SkyVision Nova 90F
19150
90
0.3
-
skyvision.fr/wordpress/?page_id=2072&lang=en
RMS in 10 min
Bauer D 100
21700
150
4
-
getriebe_sr350_sternwarte_scha_4.html
FS2
goto
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
APM-GE 300/Knopf K-140
23800
600
5
-
apm-telescopes.de/apm-ge-300_proinfo_10389.html
FS2
goto
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.
iOptron SmartStar-PR
$700
15
-
-
-
optional ST-4 convertor
Celestron Advanced VX
$800
14
-
-
-
expected march 2013
Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G
$2300
20
-
-
-
belt-driven stepper motors
WarpAstron WD-20
$3199
-
-
-
-
Harmonic direct drive with servo motors
Orion HDX110 EQ-G
$5000
50
6
-
telescope.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=103019
expected march 2014. stepper motors
Hobym CRUX 170HD
$5300
16
20
-
hobym.net/hobym-observatory
harmonic drive, optimal loading capacity 8kg
Equinox EI100S/GE1
$5500
34
-
-
-
aka Alpha Sextantis
Astromount
£6000
70
5
1
astromount.co.uk/specifications/
finite element calculation gives well over 100kg. Until this max load weight is tested in the sky we are saying 70kg. PEC number mailed by Astromount.
iOptron iEQ75-GT
$8800
34
0.3
-
www.shareastronomy.com/blog_posts/27
new
Adv.Optics Vanguard 2000
£9500
165
-
-
-
FS2
goto
Hobym CRUX 320HD
$9900
60
17
-
hobym.net/crux-170ge
harmonic drive, optimal loading capacity 20kg
Parallax HD150C
$10000
72
4
-
cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=628
Astro-Physics GTO
Equinox EI100S/GE2
$10275
273
-
-
-
aka Beta Sextantis
OGS HP-75
$10820
59
15
-
opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts
-
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
Vixen AXD
$11700
31
-
-
-
-
Chronos HD20
$14000
56
7
-
chronosmount.com
harmonic drive
AOK Herkules V24
CHF 14900
80
<0.1
-
aokswiss.ch/d/mont/ddm/herkules_v24/daten.html
Direct Drive
AOK Herkules V48
CHF 24500
140
<0.1
-
aokswiss.ch/d/mont/ddm/herkules_v48/daten.html
Direct Drive
OGS OGS-75
$15900
59
-
2
opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts
-
Mathis Instruments MI-750G
$17800
180
5
-
mathis-instruments.com/wdrive.html
Astro-Physics GTO. Also as fork
Astro Optik K100
DM20k+
150
-
-
-
FS2
goto. Preis ohne Motoren
Chronos HD32
$20000
113
7
-
chronosmount.com
harmonic drive
Parallax HD300C
$25000
136
-
-
-
Astro-Physics GTO
OGS OGS-100
$27490
90
-
2
opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts
-
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
harmonic drive
Chronos HD65
$49500
453
5
-
optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=10308&kw=chronos&st=2
harmonic drive
OGS OGS-140
$52880
136
-
2
opticalguidancesystems.com/products.php?p=mounts
-
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/products.php?p=mounts
-
PlaneWave CDK700
$185000
-
1
-
planewaveinstruments.com/index.php?page=1&id0=6&id=0
Direct drive. alt-az. mount+0.7m OTA
iOptron iEQ45-GT
-
20
< 1
-
ioptron.com/pdf_articles/iEQ45-GT_PE_test_results.pdf
with Renishaw Encoder
RM 300
-
30
7
-
rm-engineering.it
-
RM 500
-
50
7
-
rm-engineering.it
-
Sky-Watcher/Synta EQ7
-
45
-
-
-
Announced
,
photo
Kson Milestone Advanced
$1300
20
-
-
-
-
Showa NEW20E
¥1155000
33
-
-
-
-
Showa NEW25E
-
60
-
-
-
-
Astro-Physics 1100GTO
-
50
7
-
-
iOptron ZEQ25GT
-
12
-
-
-
Available April 2013
TTS-300 Mammoth
-
60
10
20
-
via mail
Portable alt-az mount with rotator
LX200 compatible. Standard ST4
Optical encoders
Mitaka GN-170
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mitaka GN-27
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mitaka GN-32
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mitaka GN-80
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mitaka GNF-65
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mitaka GNF-1000
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fornax 200
-
200
-
-
-
designed and developed for BlackGem and HAT
Xerces ENA
-
75
0.5
-
Typical tracking accuracy 0.5 arc sec in five minutes
No medidian flip.
Xerces TETRA
$24000
$34000
150
0.5
-
Typical tracking accuracy 0.5 arc sec in five minutes
Dual sided, 75 kg each side. No meridian flip.
Discontinued mounts :
Meade LX200-10 (classic)
N/A
20
50
45
-
53.3
3 - 10
5
8
12.7
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
ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm
-
45 and 5 are corrected values by cos(40)
-
-
Celestron CGE
3600
27
30
25
15
-
13
-
5
5
10
1.6
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/cge.htm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/2878254
''
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/810/pecx.jpg/
groups.yahoo.com/group/CGE-TelescopesUNCENSORED/files/TDM%20PE%20Graphs/
Measured in 2005
After 2005, smooth 20 arcsec
-
Production discontinued
TDM
for PEC
AstroTechniek CP-165
7400
-
-
-
-
-
Mountain Instruments MI-250
7500
38
10
4.2
-
1.4
www.mountaininstruments.com/pages/mi250Go-To.html
ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm
news
Astro-Physics 900GTO
9200
31
7
5.8
4
-
1.6
-
www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/900gto/900gto
ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm
-
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644
discontinued, replaced with 1100GTO 201304
Astro-Physics 1200GTO
11400
63
5
4.2
-
3.8
-
1.3
1.5
< 0.01
www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/mounts/1200gto/1200gto
ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm
www.danlessmann.com/LosmandyGM8Review.htm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644
discontinued, replaced with 1600GTO
Paramount ME
€13750
68
7
4
2
1
0.8
< 0.1
www.bisque.com/help/ParamountME/performance_specifications.htm
ccdware.com/products/pempro/examples.cfm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3428644
discontinued 20120925
, replaced by ME II, shipping starts 201302
Mesu-Optics Mesu
7500
130 (2x65)
4
N/A
astro-imaging.com/Equipment/Mesu_Mount_Engels.pdf
Friction drive.
Argo Navis goto
.
photos
Omegon pro Taurus GM 60
9800
60
5
-
astroshop.de/parallaktisch-ohne-goto/omegon-pro-taurus-gm-60-montierung/p,19925
incl. FS2
Trassud ZX4
9300
40
10
-
trassud.fr/ZX4%20IMAGE.htm
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/zx4.htm
-
MillenniumMount MM-1 Titan
7500
30
10
3
astro.uni-bonn.de/~mischa/mounts/mm_experiences.html
Discontinued
MillenniumMount MM-2 Titan
10000
70
-
-
-
Discontinued
AstroDreamTech Morningcalm 300GE
6650
30
-
-
-
discontinued
AstroDreamTech Morningcalm 500GE
9300
50
-
-
-
discontinued
AstroDreamTech Morningcalm 700GE
13700
70
-
-
-
discontinued
Meade LXD 75
745
12
45
-
www.zodiaclight.com/equipment/lxd75.htm
-
Celestron CG-5 GT
900
13
80
39
N/A
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/cg5.htm
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=lxd55&Number=2840579
no PEC but does have autoguider port
Meade LX80
900
18
-
-
-
-
Gemini Mountegra
15000
50
4
-
www.astronomy.hu/mountegra.htm
-
Gemini E.fric
4636
30
< 0.5
N/A
geminitelescope.com/Manuals/gtd_efric_tech_sheet.pdf
Friction drive. Bring your own controller.
Gemini MOFOD MkII
11300
80
5
-
geminitelescope.com/mofod-mkii-fork-friction-mount/
encoder option since 2015
Gemini G42
6700
40
10
5
7
4
3
2
1
-
www.astronomy.hu/g42.htm
ecliptica.org/merchandise/3_6_gemini.htm
www.romastrophoto.altervista.org/g42pec.shtml
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3544916
G53F was the new model, now also discontinued.
Gemini G53F
7800
45
-
4
geminitelescope.com/g53f-friction-drive-mount-german-equatorial/
price was incl tripod,cw,pulsar2,tax. Discontinued 2017. E.fric is the new model.
ASA DDM60
7000
25
0.2 - 0.4
N/A
www.astrosysteme.at/eng/mount_ddm60.html
Direct drive
ASA DDM85
13750
65
well below 1
N/A
www.astrosysteme.at/eng/mount_ddm85.html
Direct drive
ASA DDM160
28800
300
0.15
N/A
www.astrosysteme.at/images/DDM160_TechnicalSpec_E_1001.pdf
Direct drive
Notes :
Additions and corrections are very welcome ! Please email them to :
Peak to peak periodic error is very crude. Need a PE curve smoothness qualifier. Suggestions are welcome.
Max payload listed is the visual maximum payload (so that the mounts can at least be compared). Payload does not include counterweights.
Price hints include a goto system and tripod/pier to ease comparison.
Are these mounts still commercially available ? Arcane, Astro Optik, Lichtenknecker, Tal, Valmeca.
Interesting links :
demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm
www.mda-telescoop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=40
web.archive.org/web/20050912034700/www.spacegoggles.com/site/mounts.php
astro.dmin-dmax.fr/texteastro/montures_comp.htm
www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=8135
cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3391299
astroforum.nl/monteringen-overzichtje-t21803.html
www.muba.de/Astroseiten/TabellenMontis/Start_Montierungen.html
astrowiki.de
prc68.com/I/Mounts.html
DFM engineering
, and their great
Worm, Spur gear. Belt, Chain, Cable, Band drive. Friction drive. Direct drive.
overview
dmoz.org/Science/Astronomy/Business/Telescopes,_Binoculars_and_Accessories/Manufacturers/
astropedia.stargazerslounge.com/index.php/Links
astro-electronic.de/fs2link.htm
astro-electronic.de/mount.htm
excelsis.com/1.0/section.php?sectionid=31
Optic-Craft mounts
AstroFox
montidatenbank.de/Montierungen_Fotografisch_select.php
www.dalekohledy-drbohlav.cz/english/montaze.html
balloon gondola with sub-arc-second pointing
sites.wff.nasa.gov/balloons/technology_wasp_details.html
Widotje's Online mount comparison tool
Price vs. payload graph #1, for prices below 10k€:
Price vs. payload graph #2:
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