Mount Recommendation? Stellarvue or UA?Posted By John Stark |
I have been using an Orion ST80 for almost 12 years now and am finally in the process of "upgrading" it a little (until I can afford a nice 90mm+ apo). I've added a GSO crawford focuser and am upgrading my EP's. Now I want to upgrade my mount.
Currently I have a Celestron Heavy-Duty Alt-Az mount. Its okay, but difficult to look high overhead and tends to slip when using a heavy EP (unless the tension is adjusted so tight that it becomes difficult to slew).
Anyway, I'm considering either a Stellarvue M1 or a Universal Astronomics UniStar Light or dwarf-star. I would probably mount the head on a camera tripod so that I can make this as "grab-n-go" as possible. Does anyone have a preference of the stellarvue versus the UA?
Currently I have a Celestron Heavy-Duty Alt-Az mount. Its okay, but difficult to look high overhead and tends to slip when using a heavy EP (unless the tension is adjusted so tight that it becomes difficult to slew).
Anyway, I'm considering either a Stellarvue M1 or a Universal Astronomics UniStar Light or dwarf-star. I would probably mount the head on a camera tripod so that I can make this as "grab-n-go" as possible. Does anyone have a preference of the stellarvue versus the UA?
