Equatorial EZ Mount for Seestar

The EZ Mount is designed to take advantage of ZWO’s equatorial mode firmware.  Setup of the equatorial EZ Mount is wonderfully quick and simple.  

Lightweight and compact, the thick rigid 6061 aircraft aluminum alloy offset arm is custom formed to your latitude.  

ZWO software does not require ultra precise equatorial alignment.  If the tripod is leveled the latitude-customized mount should be accurate to within a degree.  And accurate azimuth adjustment is achieved simply by swiveling the mount at the point where it attaches to the tripod.  A tripod leveling base is shown in some of the images but if one leg of the tripod is oriented north or south it’s easier to make fine declination adjustment by adjusting the leg angle or leg height.

The EZ Mount places the scope center of gravity over the tripod’s center maximizing stability.  No need for a massive tripod or a counterweight – Seestar’s supplied tripod is balanced and works just as well.

The EZ Mount positions the telescope lower/closer to the tripod than a conventional telescope wedge, and the closer the scope is positioned to the the tripod head the less the leverage for wind induced vibration.

Mounting the scope takes only seconds.   The mounting hardware is provided for tripods with both 3/8-inch and 1/4-inch mounting studs.  No extra adapters or modifications are required.

Note that the 5,000mAh Anker Nano Power Bank mounts interference free.

Why EQ?  Equatorial mounting eliminates field rotation.  Capture efficiency significantly increases.     Zenith objects are accessible.  30-second exposures do not streak and result in a improved signal to noise ratio, gathering finer detail than 10-second exposures will on faint objects.