Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod and you’re done, right? As anyone who’s spent time with a telescope can tell you, it’s not that simple, given that the ...

Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod and you’re done, right? As anyone who’s spent time with a telescope can tell you, it’s not that simple, given that the ...

The Celestron CGX German Equatorial Mount (GEM) is a redesigned mid/heavy-class mount with a 55-pound payload capacity, weighing 63.2 pounds overall (28.7 kg). Features include internal cabling, two ...

A critically important, but often overlooked, component of any observing setup is the mount. At a minimum, a mount needs to do two things: support the payload properly and allow for smooth tracking at ...