Telescope Mounts

iOptron GEM28 EQ Mount

iOptron GEM28 EQ Mount Review: Recommended Mount

While a little lighter than most competing mounts in its class, the iOptron GEM28 boasts an excellent set of features and remains quite portable.
iOptron CEM26 EQ Mount

iOptron CEM26 EQ Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The iOptron CEM26 is a compact and lightweight equatorial mount designed primarily with astrophotography in mind and features a number of unique features that make it a pretty good buy.
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi Mount

Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi is one of the most advanced small equatorial mounts/star trackers in the market, offering features and capabilities that make it an attractive option for beginners and experienced astrophotographers alike.
iOptron SkyGuider Pro Mount

iOptron SkyGuider Pro Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The iOptron SkyGuider Pro is a compact and portable equatorial mount designed for wide-field astrophotography with lightweight cameras and lenses. It is one of the most popular star trackers on the market, offering a range of features and capabilities that make it an attractive option for beginners and experienced astrophotographers alike.
iOptron AZ Mount Pro

iOptron AZ Mount Pro Review: Recommended Mount

The iOptron AZ Mount Pro is a versatile and user-friendly alt-azimuth mount that can be used for both visual observation and some astrophotography with a variety of telescopes without the need for counterweights or balancing.
Losmandy GM8 Mount

Losmandy GM8 Mount Review: Recommended Product

The Losmandy GM8 is a top-tier German equatorial mount for smaller and medium scopes - a premium competitor to mounts like the Celestron Advanced VX. However, you might be better served by just getting a bigger mount, such as Losmandy’s own G11, right off the bat.
Meade LX85 Mount Review

Meade LX85 Mount Review: Partially Recommended

The Meade LX85 might be worth considering if it were priced half-off, but as it is, it is hundreds of dollars more expensive than its competitors, all for a relatively mediocre mount.
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5i Mount

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5i Mount Review: Recommended Product

The Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5i mirrors the features found in its larger counterpart, the AZ-EQ6i, but in a more compact and easily portable package, ideal for lightweight visual and imaging payloads.
Losmandy G-11 Mount

Losmandy G-11 Mount Review: Recommended Product

The Losmandy G11 is considered a premium-tier German equatorial mount, and it’s designed with exacting specifications that cater to the needs of serious astrophotographers, as well as anyone looking for a top-quality heavy-duty equatorial mount.
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6i

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6i Review: Recommended Mount

The Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6i further improves on the excellent EQ6Ri Pro with the addition of built-in FreedomFind encoders and an alt-azimuth mode for even more versatile uses and telescope payload options.
Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi GoTo AZ Mount

Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi GoTo AZ Mount Review: Recommended Mount

In the realm of alt-azimuth mounts, the AZ-GTi confidently stakes its claim as one of the most capable and cost-effective currently available, particularly when considering one equipped with GoTo and tracking functionality.
Explore Scientific Twilight I Alt-Azimuth Mount

Explore Scientific Twilight I Alt-Azimuth Review: Recommended Mount

The Explore Scientific Twilight I mount is an excellent manual mount for smaller telescopes and is a huge improvement over a photo tripod head or the partly-plastic alt-azimuth mounts supplied with many cheaper scopes.
Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount

Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The Orion Atlas EQ-G is one of the best equatorial mounts for imaging or carrying heavy telescopes for visual observation out there - though it isn’t quite as jam-packed with features as newer offerings.
Sky-Watcher EQM-35i

Sky-Watcher EQM-35i Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The Sky-Watcher EQM-35i is a great entry-level astrophotography mount, though you’ll quickly outgrow it if you enjoy the hobby.
Celestron CG-4 German EQ Mount

Celestron CG-4 German EQ Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The Celestron CG-4 is an excellent manual equatorial mount for those who might benefit from using one, such as owners of smaller refractor or Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes.
Celestron Advanced VX Mount

Celestron Advanced VX Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The Celestron Advanced VX is a versatile mount that sounds great on paper and is ideal for visual use and planetary imaging, but has limitations for deep-sky astrophotography compared to better-designed mounts from other brands.
Celestron CGX Equatorial Mount

Celestron CGX Equatorial Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The Celestron CGX is an excellent quality heavy-duty mount for visual observation and astrophotography use.
SkyWatcher EQ6-Ri Pro Mount

SkyWatcher EQ6-Ri Pro Mount Review: Recommended Mount

If you plan on buying any equatorial mount for under $2500 USD, then the Sky-Watcher EQ6Ri Pro is absolutely for you.
Celestron CGEM II Mount

Celestron CGEM II Mount Review: Partially Recommended

The Celestron CGEM II is a versatile and acceptable quality mount for large visual setups, planetary imaging, and deep-sky astrophotography, but isn’t as well-designed as competing mounts offered at similar prices.
Sky-Watcher HEQ5i Pro

Sky-Watcher HEQ5i Pro Review: Editor’s Choice Mount

The Sky-Watcher HEQ5i Pro Mount is a well-made machine that can serve you for quite a while.
Orion Sirius EQ-G Mount

Orion Sirius EQ-G Mount Review: Recommended Mount

The Orion Sirius EQ-G Computerised GoTo Mount is an excellent entry-level mount.