Explore ScientificPMC-Eight Equatorial Tracker System Tripod and Mount for Astrophotography with WiFi and Bluetooth Compatible iEXOS-100-2

Great design lightweight mount handles 19 lbs max. Worked PERFECTLY with my ASIair Pro. Tracks as good as my CEM26. I only pulled the lower legs down around 40% of the way for better stability, and I'm extremely happy with this mount! A little louder when slewing than I'm used too, but quiet as a mouse when tracking. My RedCat51, mini tracking scope, and ASIair Plus connected required an extra weight to balance [I already had from another mount].. Carrying a total of 14 lbs including counter weights and what an awesome and easy setup. Waiting on the iExos-100 Azimuth adjuster adapter to get in.. but was able to align it pretty well without it - using my ASIAIR Plus 'all sky alignment' method, but I prefer the more intricate adjustement screws for quicker accuracy. I can't BELIEVE this had a one day flash sale of $299.99. WHAT A DEAL.

I have not had a change to use this mount a whole lot so i will update more in the future. As of right now the mount seems to be rock solid. It holds my Orion Eon ED80 , 50mm guide scope and dslr just fine. The counter weights were just a few ounces too light to balance it so i added some sticky car tire weights to them. The Explore stars app is only available through the Microsoft app store. Which was tricky to get it to work but after some great help from Explore Scientific i was on my way. This is my first telescope and mount so i dont have a ton of experience. After initial alignment and setup it was smooth. I have not done any photography yet with this mount due to bad weather. I should be able to get some done this weekend and will post an update. Over all for the price and quality and support i dont think you could find a better comparable mount for the price.Update: I orderd this item on July 26, 2019. It is now May 2 2020. The Mount its self is well built for what it is. The major problem i have is to make it functional you have to spend a ton of money. I had to purchase a polar scope for it. Which has next to no instructions. No real way to have it in the same spot each time you take it out. Which was not available at the time of purchase. At the price of approx $90 shipped. You have next to no azimuth adjustment. However they will sell you an adapter for $100. They also offer an upgraded tripod for the mount. At a cost of $250. Which requires the special azimuth adapter in order to use it.If you buy this mount and all the other items needed to make it stable and functional you would still not be able to do much. Because the software is complete trash. Tried on several android devices. Half the features dont work. Crashes all the time. Same with windows laptop. The software also makes fine tune adjustments impossible because you cannot look through a scope and look at a monitor at the same time to see where you are doing.So by the time you are done spending 800.00 on this setup you could just buy a mount that will hold more weight and be more functional. The only redeeming quality is its light weight and customer support is fast to reply.I have not been able to get this mount to properly function with any software i used. (PHD2, APT, Explorestars ) I did the latest firmware update. I purchased a new mead lx mount . I was up and imaging with in 10 minutes of setting it up outside.

This mount is very affordable. Its about the lightest duty mount on the market, far as I know. I used it with a 127mm Mak and currently with the Svbony 80mmED refractor. Im guided with a mini guidescope and DSLR for imaging. For me it was pretty challenging to get setup and working properly as a guided setup. As a goto tracking rig, it was very simple to use. Anything more than a small refractor for imaging or a small Mak for visual and this mount is overloaded. It does work very well for what it is. Its a great starter mount especially.

I will say that I am VERY impressed with the iexos-100 mount. Now that I've got it setup/configured, and have imaged/tracked with it, and used the Go-To, I have to say that for the price point, it is very much worth it!Pros:Tracking, and Go-To functions work incredibly well, especially when using ASCOM. The posted photo was 1hr and 20 minutes of the mount tracking, and shooting the Whirlpool galaxy while I was inside watching Netflix. Image quality isn't the best in this example, but that's due to my focusing, and camera settings, not the mount.Cons:The only con I can think of it the ExploreStars app itself. It doesn't work very well with the Kindle Fire I have, though that may be due to it being a Kindle Fire, and not a native Android tablet, or IPad.

Great little mount.