Richard Hendricks's Post

I've finally decided on my amateur astronomy upgrade plans.

1. Mount: HEM44 - Hybrid Equatorial Mount from iOptron. This mount is just releasing now, and features a Harmonic Wave drive on RA. This allows for the mount to forgo counterweights and be much lighter than a normal worm or belt-driven mount. I'll probably get the EC version, since it has better periodic error and I want to avoid a guidescope for shorter focal lengths. That low weight and no need for counterweights is very alluring.