Motorized GoTo Telescopes

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Altazimuth GoTo Mount Telescopes

Equatorial GoTo Mount Telescopes

GoTo telescopes are very popular and a common choice among beginners in astronomy. The alignment can be done quickly; it does not require vast knowledge about stars and their position in the sky.

Even a complete amateur in astronomy can quickly align the telescope, choose a celestial object from the computer database, and then observe the object as it moves across the sky.

GoTo mounts are perfect for smooth observing:

the user doesn't have to worry about keeping the star in the eyepiece
the computer build in the mount automatically tracks the star.

Motorized GoTo Telescopes

Equatorial GoTo mount

Tracking the celestial objects:

Planets and stars appear to move in the sky. The motion occurs either because they are moving, or they reflect our motion through space and Earth's rotation.
When the telescope points to the desired star or planet, it can automatically track it.

The system is used on regular mounts and is run by a computer using one or more motors – depending on the type of mount.

There are two different GoTo mounts available on the market: