Hi, I'm looking for a tracker mount to stick my DSLR on. I was wondering if any of y'all had recommendations for mounts that don't cost too much but are still good quality. Thanks in advance!
#Budget-friendly yet quality mount
zenith iris
zenith iris
any specific model?
tired atlas
they are the specific model: skywatcher star adventurer and star adventurer gti
tired atlas
unfortunately there aren't too many option for goto star trackers
and for "not too many" I mean 1
zenith iris
Oh I don't need a go-to, I just need it to track
tired atlas
then check the basic star adventurer or an ioptron skyguider, get the one you can find for cheaper
also have a look on the used market for this stuff as they tend to sell for good prices
zenith iris
MMMM all of them are above $288 MINIMUM
I was hoping for ~$100 cuz I'm on a tight budget
full willow
It's rotating through a spring, so no batteries : )
I think that you can also do one of your own if you want the cheapest possible solution
Like this:
https://openastrotech.com/
half shoal
I think that you can also do one of your own if you want the cheapest possible s...
Or a barn door
Might require some knowledge
half shoal
I found this on teleskop express:
https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_i...
I didn't think of them. These could be an option, if the tracking is still good, which i don't know if it is
full willow
I didn't think of them. These could be an option, if the tracking is still good,...
It has goto so it probably is
half shoal
It has goto so it probably is
No it doesn't
tired atlas
No it doesn't
zenith iris
Does it function as an equatorial too?
tired atlas
it should work with the same principle yes
tired atlas
wait I thought you mean the open astro tracker
no the spring loaded thingy doesn't have goto, of course
half shoal
I found this on teleskop express:
https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_i...
Yeah i was replying to that
full willow
Does it function as an equatorial too?
All of them do
But I think you'll need something like a wedge for the spring loaded ones
So it's like you put an inclined thing on the tripod and on that you put the tracker so that it can track in EQ mode
zenith iris
hmmm
zenith iris
Like this:
https://openastrotech.com/
Yo that's cool
full willow
And apparentely the guy is also building a full astro mount
zenith iris
Seems like the best price I can get, but it's all sold out
knotty whale
and for "not too many" I mean 1
Open astro tracker
knotty whale
I was hoping for ~$100 cuz I'm on a tight budget
Then diy is the way
You could make open astro tracker ( if you want something with more capabilities and go-to and you don't want to travel with it ) or you can try mine star tracker: OG Star tracker (if you want something more compact and you want to travel with it )
Or if it needs to commercial mount you can try nyx star tracker. (Only widefield max 50mm)
tired atlas
Open astro tracker
yeah I forgot about it, but not everyone is comfortable doing diy stuff