TELESCOPE MOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE IN FOUR TYPES. THERE ARE EQUATORIAL, ALT AZIMUTH, FORK, AND DOBSONIANS. DOBSONIAN MOUNTS ARE USUALLY INTEGRATED INTO THE TELESCOPE AND THUS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AS A REPLACEMENT. THEY ARE LOW PROFILE BASES AND ALLOW THE SCOPE TO MOVE UP AND DOWN, LEFT AND RIGHT. ALT AZIMUTH MOUNTS MOVE THE SAME WAY THAT DOBSONIAN MOUNTS DO. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY USUALLY HAVE A CRADLE THAT HOLDS THE SCOPE THAT IS AT THE TOP OF EITHER A TRIPOD OR A PEDESTAL BASE. NEITHER THE ALT AZIMUTH OR THE DOBSONIAN MOUNT OFFERS TRACKING ABILITY. THEY ARE THE EASIEST MOUNTS TO SET UP AND USE. THE FORK TYPE MOUNT IS SIMILAR TO THE ALT AZIMUTH ONLY MORE MASSIVE. THEY PRIMARILY ARE USED ON SCHMIDT AND MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAINS. THEY ALLOW FOR A FULL SWING OF THE SCOPE THROUGH THE FORK. THEY CAN BE CONVERTED TO EQUATORIAL MOUNTS WHEN AN EQUATORIAL WEDGE IS USED BETWEEN THE FORK BASE AND THE TRIPOD OR PEDESTAL. EQUATORIAL MOUNTS ARE CONSIDERED MORE SERIOUS MOUNTS. THEY OFFER TRACKING ABILITY BY MEANS OF EITHER SLOW MOTION CONTROLS OR CLOCK DRIVE SYSTEMS. THEY WILL TRACK SKY OBJECTS IN THEIR TRUE CELESTIAL MOTION. THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON EITHER TRIPODS OR PEDESTAL BASES. THEY ARE NECESSARY IF PHOTOGRAPHY IS TO BE PURSUED. THEY ARE COSTLIER AND MORE TIME CONSUMING TO SET UP THAN ALT AZIMUTH MOUNTS.
CELESTRON
CG-5 COMPUTERIZED EQUATORIAL MOUNT..................................... 725
CGE COMPUTERIZED EQUATORIAL MOUNT................................... 3000
MEADE
LXD 75 COMPUTERIZED EQUATORIAL MOUNT.................................. 599
ETX DELUXE FIELD TRIPOD #884.................................................... 199
LX200R STANDARD FIELD TRIPOD.................................................. 295
LX200R GIANT FIELD TRIPOD.......................................................... 750
TELE VUE
TELE-POD MOUNT............................................................................ 400
PANORAMIC ASH MOUNT.................................................................. 605
PANORAMIC WALNUT MOUNT.......................................................... 730
GIBRALTER ASH MOUNT....................................................................710
GIBRALTER WALNUT MOUNT.............................................................825
GIBRALTER 5 MOUNT.........................................................................920
GIBRALTER 5 WALNUT MOUNT.........................................................1035
LOSMANDY
LOSMANDY GM-8 MOUNT................................................................ 1495
LOSMANDY GM-8 MOUNT GEMINI GO-TO....................................... 2495
LOSMANDY G-11 MOUNT................................................................. 2195
LOSMANDY G-11 MOUNT GEMINI GO-TO....................................... 3195
LOSMANDY HGM TITAN MOUNT...................................................... 5995
LOSMANDY HGM TITAN MOUNT GEMINI GO-TO...............................6995
ORION
VERSAGO PRECISION ALTAZIMUTH MOUNT.......................................369
SKYVIEW PRO EQ MOUNT.................................................................369
SKYVIEW PRO EQ GO-TO MOUNT......................................................819
SIRIUS EQ-G MOUNT..........................................................................849
SIRIUS EQ-G GO-TO MOUNT.............................................................1149
ATLAS EQ-G MOUNT.........................................................................1199
ATLAS EQ-G GO-TO MOUNT..............................................................1499