Here, we look at the best telescope mounts (and, when called for, tripods) for all of your needs—from our best overall, the Celestron Advanced VX —to some of the best value mounts you can find.

The Celestron Inspire 100AZ is based on a traditional refractor-type design and is the largest model in the 'Inspire' family. (Image credit: Josh Dury) Refractor telescope Steel tripod mount Easy ...

There’s many complex systems for automatically pointing a telescope at an object in the sky, but most of them are too expensive for the amateur astronomer. [Kevin]’s Arduino ST4 interfa… ...

Celestron Astro Fi 102: Design Lightweight is ideal for new or younger skywatchers Build quality isn’t great and casing feels flimsy Tripod isn’t too sturdy but accessory tray improves use The ...

In this Celestron NexStar 8SE deal, alongside the telescope itself, you also get the single fork arm mount and tripod with an accessory tray, a star pointer finderscope, star diagonal, a 25mm ...

Telescope aside, there really is a surprising amount of complexity, weight, and associated costs with the telescope mount alone, let alone one that is capable of any sort of programmable tracking.

Magnification: 33x / 66x Prism type: Erect image 90 deg Total kit weight: 12.9 lb inc tripod and mount, 5 lb telescope Mount type: Alt/azimuth, manual Apparent field of view: 1.5 deg / 0.6 deg ...

The flagship of Celestron's entry-level telescope range, the Celestron Powerseeker 127EQ's five-inch aperture and equatorial mount make it tempting to beginner astronomers.

The Meade Polaris 114mm Reflector Telescope has the advantage of its German equatorial mount working in line with the earth's natural rotation and slow motion control that lets users gently and ...