If you had only 1 mount, what would it be and why?

[russ]

2 hours ago, Rob said:

Ditto Russ.. and totally agree! Rob

Such a great mount for not much money

 

[omo]

One mount, one scope,  one eyepiece. Few more to come possibly. The imagers are not going to like the last instalment:

If you had only one wire  😂

At the moment a Altair Sabre with a modded AZ8 riser as its still new to me.

 

[Gina]

I don't use any wires between house and observatory - hey wait - I tell a lie - there's mains supply!  OTOH there's battery backup if the mains fails (not such a rare occurrence).

[Stu]

One mount? Hmmm, would have to be one I don't currently have I think. I enjoy manual Alt AZ mounts such as my Ercole with twin clamps, but also tracking when observing the Sun, Moon and planets. So, I think I would go with the iOptron AZ Pro on the Tri-pier with extension which should cover my needs.

Dobs don't count I assume, so i can keep those? 😉

[Gina]

Dobsonian is the name of the mount so yes they certainly count!

[AKB]

I’d go for a mount with zero backlash and no need for a meridian flip...

 

[F15Rules]

For the overall combination of affordability, reliability and great engineering, I'd pick the Vixen GPDX.

Simply lovely to use and look at, and such good value as a used purchase.

Shown here with my Moonraker 80mm F15 ☺.

Dave

[Paz]

5 hours ago, Alan White said:

Only 1, so one or the other

That's a bit harsh! But in that case it's a dobsonian mount with an equatorial platform, or a dobsonian with some other tracking facility.

[Alien 13]

Skywatcher AZ GTI mount or even the SW Star adventurer, best mounts ever made...

Alan

[Saganite]

NEQ6. ( with belt drive)

Solid and dependable, but above all , affordable. How else can I mount my chosen scope.

Edited August 3, 2019 by Saganite

[StarryEyed]

a small mount about 3000 feet so I could build an Observatory on top of it.

[niallk]

This bit -

Why: the scope would be a bit useless without it...

Edited August 2, 2019 by niallk

[Alan White]

3 hours ago, Stu said:

One mount? Hmmm, would have to be one I don't currently have I think. I enjoy manual Alt AZ mounts such as my Ercole with twin clamps, but also tracking when observing the Sun, Moon and planets. So, I think I would go with the iOptron AZ Pro on the Tri-pier with extension which should cover my needs.

Dobs don't count I assume, so i can keep those? 😉

No Stu, been tried already, just one mount and Dobson is a mounted Newtonian as well you know, tsk, tsk 😉

[RT65CB-SWL]

Tough one as I have a Tele-Optic Giro Mkll and a Vixen GP.

Maybe if I get a bigger 'scope... the Giro.

[Demonperformer]

Since sorting out my initial problems with PA, I am reasonably happy with my NEQ6, although if I were doing it now, I would probably go for the R model because of the improved PE with the belt drive. Yes, I know I could fit belt drives to my current mount ... I could also do my own plumbing, but the results would probably be less than optimal!

If I had the possibility of a permanent setup, and also received a small windfall, I would probably  follow Olly's advice and go for a mesu.