Mounts & Tripods
See and buy Astronomy Telescope Mounts and Tripods at our Hertfordshire UK based showroom or buy online with free mainland UK Delivery.
There are two basic categories of telescope mounts: alt-azimuth and equatorial. Alt-azimuth--short for altitude-azimuth--mounts allow a telescope to move up-down and left-right. This movement is parallel and perpendicular to the horizon, making this mount intuitive to point, leaving the eyepiece in a convenient position, and making it well-suited to terrestrial observing. However, it makes tracking objects in the sky more difficult; automatic tracking is only possible with a computerized telescope. Equatorial mounts, on the other hand, have their axes aligned with Earth's rotation axis, allowing easy automatic tracking of the night sky. Disadvantages include less intuitive pointing, more weight, and sometimes an awkward eyepiece position. But for accurate tracking, especially for photography, an equatorial mount is essential.
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10Micron Aries Tripod for GM1000 Mount - Ex Display
£1,245.00Ex Display - Clearance Offer -
10Micron Centaurus II Tripod for GM2000 Mount
£2,795.00For use with GM2000 HPS German EQ mount - Large carrying capacity 200kg (440lbs) -
10Micron Economy Accessory Package for the GM1000 Mount
£1,700.00This economy accessory kit complements the 10Micron GM1000 mount by adding all the basic accessories to get you going with your telescope on this high quality portable mount. -
10Micron GM1000 HPS German Equatorial Mount
£7,625.00<20 arc sec pointing accuracy and <1 arc sec tracking accuracy (0.6" RMS) for long exposure unguided imaging -
10Micron GM1000 HPS German Equatorial Mount - Special Ex Display Bundle Offer!
£10,717.00£9,495.00ReservedOut of stock -
10Micron GM2000 HPS II "Ultraport" German Equatorial Mount
£11,995.00German "go to" equatorial mount, two separable parts body, exclusive 10Micron HPS technology with absolute axis-encoders and high performances motor drives; payload capacity of 50 Kg (110 lbs). -
10Micron GM3000 HPS German Equatorial Mount
£15,545.00German "go to" equatorial mount, professional grade, exclusive 10Micron HPS technology with absolute encoders and high performances motor drives; high payload capacity of 100 Kg (220 lbs). -
10Micron GM4000 HPS II German Equatorial Mount
£22,195.00The GM4000HPS mount, now in the new M2 version, is built for observatories with an instrumentation up to a weight of 150 kg – 330 lbs -
10Micron Professional Accessory Package for the GM1000 Mount
£2,995.00This professional kit offers the most important and essential accessories including the 10Micron Aries tripod which is a very sturdy and stable platform for the GM1000 and your telescope. -
Celestron Advanced VX Mount (AVX)
£1,050.00£849.00In stockOut of stock -
Explore Scientific EXOS-2 PMC-Eight GOTO Mount
£699.00Please contact us first to check availabilityOut of stock -
Explore Scientific Losmandy G11 PMC-Eight Goto Mount
£3,563.00The Explore Scientific Losmandy G11 PMC-Eight Goto Mount is a collaboration between Explore and the world famous and highly regarded Losmandy Telescope Mount specialists. Featuring Explore Scientific's groundbreaking PMC-Eight wireless goto technology and Losmandy's rock solid G11 German Equatorial mount platform, this system is going to appeal to those who want the ultimate in mount build quality and tracking accuracy. -
Opticron BC-2 Clamp only
£32.00Out of stock -
Opticron Bipod for Spottingscopes
£79.00Fold up bipod with vertical adjustment designed for the prone and standing shooter - usable height range of 265mm to 730mmOut of stock -
Opticron Universal II Hide Mount
£52.00 -
Sky-Watcher EQ3-2 PRO SynScan GOTO Equatorial mount
£539.00Awaiting stock updates from manufacturerOut of stock -
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO SynScanTM GOTO Equatorial mount
£999.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO SynScan GOTO Equatorial mount
£1,319.00£1,309.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher Synscan Starwand
£139.00£121.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT PRO Synscan Mount EQ6
£1,829.00£1,799.00In StockOut of stock -
Sky-Watcher AZ4-1 With Aluminium Tripod Legs
£169.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher AZ4-2 With 1.75 Stainless Steel Tripod Legs
£211.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher EQ3-2 Mount and Tripod
£235.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher EQ5 Mount and Tripod
£359.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher EQ5 PRO SynScan GOTO Equatorial mount
£739.00£729.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO Synscan Go-To Astronomy Mount
£1,469.00Limited StockOut of stock -
Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro Synscan GO-TO Mount - EX DISPLAY
£3,678.00£2,795.00EQ8 With tripod! Includes case for mount head -
Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Equatorial Mount
£3,699.00£3,399.00Brand New EQ8-ROut of stock -
Sky-Watcher EQ8-Rh Equatorial Mount
£5,929.00£5,899.00Out of stock -
Sky-Watcher Solarquest solar go-to tracking mount and tripod
£369.00In stock and ready to ship - limited numbers. -
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i WiFi Pro Pack
£375.00£369.00New Wifi ModelOut of stock -
Skytee-2 mount only
£299.00£259.00Out of stock -
Skytee-2 with Stainless Steel Tripod
£419.00£358.95Out of stock -
Skywatcher Star Adventurer Tripod
£69.00 -
Velbon EX-530 Tripod
£59.95Good Quality budget tripod, ideally suited to scopes up to 2kgs.Out of stock -
Velbon Sherpa 200 Tripod with PH-157Q Head
£119.95£99.95Lightweight, fast and easy to use!Out of stock -
Velbon Sherpa 300 Tripod with PH-157Q Head
£145.00£129.95Lightweight, fast and easy to use!Out of stock -
Vixen APP-TL130 tripod
£189.00Vixen SXG HAL130 tripod for GP & SX series - Expected October 2016Out of stock -
Vixen AXD2 PF-L Equatorial Mount
£7,999.00High performance observatory-class equatorial mount -
Vixen AXJ PF-L Equatorial Mount
£5,999.00Heavy duty but portable astro imaging and observation platform -
Vixen Porta II Altazimuth Mount (incl. Tripod)
£299.00Special Offer - Available from Showroom Stock! -
Vixen SX2 Equatorial Mount - Ex Display
£1,499.00£1,199.00Out of stock -
Vixen SXP2-PFL Equatorial Mount
£3,899.00 -
Yukon Table Tripod
£34.95Yukon Advanced Optics Table Tripod