Anyone got an Orion Teletrak or similar Alt Az mount? [Archive]

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Astroman

19-08-2011, 02:24 PM

Hi all,

Does any one have the Teletrak mount by Orion or the Skywatcher variant? How do they perform thinking of getting one for a quick goto-grab-n-go mount for an 80mm scope.

Astroman

25-08-2011, 04:46 PM

Anyone?

h0ughy

25-08-2011, 07:04 PM

yes i have the Orion TeleTrack GoTo AZ Mount but the 80mm scope may be too long for it - the L bracket doent give you the clearance?

Astroman

25-08-2011, 08:37 PM

Thanks for your input David, do you think it would be better off as a camera platform for timelapses or panning?

brian nordstrom

10-09-2011, 07:02 PM

Hi astroman , try Andrews , they have the GSO (astrotech) hd, alt az for $279 , I have one under my ED80 and SV Aplanat 80mm , its a perfect mount for this sized scope , sturdy and the dual slo mo controls make it a breeze to use and are very good .
Brian.

Astroman

11-09-2011, 07:27 AM

Thanks Brian for the info, but I was more after a motorised one for widefield camera platform (for meteor showers etc...) but could also double up as a portable solution to track the sun/moon with my 80mm scope. Thats why I thought of the Orion Teletrack or SW Multifunction mounts... I just wanted to see if anyone else had used it in them in this fashion and how they perform.