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- 1 RECOMMENDED by 16 people for MOUNT
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Positives: Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Equatorial
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my only gripes about it is the accessory tray only holds five eyepieces and the handscrew on the mount is awkward.
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only two complaints: 1)the instructions show you how to align the mount, but don't explain how to actually use the telescope.
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be careful though - the starpointer doesn't fit on the powerseeker 127 - i had to improvise a little bit to mount it on.
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it has the largest aperture i've seen in the price range, the eq mount works fine for casual observation...
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i found that the rings tended to move in their mounts.
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- 2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for MOUNT
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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth
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only thing i would have to say negatively about this unit is the mount that holds it to the goto device - mine slid off one night as the vibrations of the movement loosened the screw clamping the
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the fact that the scope is only attached to the mount by one side (instead of two, like many other mounts) makes the telescope more likely to oscillate.
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great optics, but the goto mount is incredably difficult to get right (easy to use, but hard to actually "make it work").
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if you must use aa batteries in the cold, take the ot outside to cool but leave the mount, control and finderscope indoors so the batteries stay at optimal temperature as long as possible.
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double check that the tightening screw that secures the optical tube to the mount is tight every time you use the scope.
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- 3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for MOUNT
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Positives: Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth
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its default mount and tracking is alt-azimuth, but you can purchase a wedge accessory for the 2 equatorial tracking modes and use it for astrophotography.
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don't bother with the tape and just place it on the mount to level it.
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the only thing i can nit-pick on this scope is the motor drives on the mount.
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i would have really liked if the bubble was built into the mount.
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i had to fabricate new mounting hardware.
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- 4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for MOUNT
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$85.00 Est. at AmazonPositives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth-
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it was very small, right where the mount attaches to the telescope.
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when buying it, i read the other reviews on this scope and saw the one about the bad mount.
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however, the most frustrating aspect of this scope is unquestionably the mount.
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while i find the viewing to be powerful - i have a significant problem with the mount/tripod.
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