Advice on a tracking mount

[Pig]

Can anyone recommend a tracking mount with a tripod for a solar scope ?

The scope will be a Lunt 60mm, It weighs 3.9 KG and has a 500mm focal length.

I don't think I will need a GoTo on this occasion as I believe even I will be able to find the sun

[YKSE]

EQ3-2 syntrack should be fine I presume? I have my C8 on it, though changed the tripod legs with AZ-4's steel ones.

[Pig]

EQ3-2 syntrack should be fine I presume? I have my C8 on it, though changed the tripod legs with AZ-4's steel ones.

Thank you Yong, I will go have a look at one

[ollypenrice]

Alt azimuth might be preferable. No counterweights, no polar aligning. (Tricky in the daytime!)  Less bulk, faster setup, and it will still do fine for imaging with a fast frame camera. I have a number of EQ mounts not doing much so I use those, but if buying something just for solar it would be an alt az like the iOptron mini tower etc.

Olly

[Christopher Davenport]

+1 on the Alt Az for high frame rate, planetary, lunar and solar.

Personally I would get a second hand sky watcher alt az for £100+ 

They are really good at got and tracking is really good for price.

GEM's come into there own once you want to do longer exposures.

[Pig]

Thank you Ollie & Christopher

I have seen a Skywatcher " Merlin" Table top & on a tripod.  The table top is a GoTo & the tripod version is just a tracker. My only fear is the vibrations with a single fork arm.

Have you tried either of these ?