How much do I have to pay for a good and sturdy equatorial mount?
Also, is Omegon a good brand?
>>8613796
What size/weight is the scope? Dimensions? You definitely don't want to under-mount a scope.
Also, refactor, reflector, catadiotropic? Not that important, but I love telescopes man.
>>8613803
Just bought myself a 76/700 newtonian from Omegon at 80€ (my very first telescope though).
I'm really enjoying it but the mount (AZ1) just suck. The whole telescope moves when focusing (which make it very hard for fine focusing), even when there is very low wind. This is because the telescope is literaly screwed to the mount on just one axis. So I'm planning to buy a sturdy EQ one, i'm also planning to buy a new newtonian 150+ diameter soon, so it should support a larger scale telescope.
>>8613796
You're wasting your time. Those stars and planets in the sky are just holograms to create the illusion the earth is round
>>8613796
>How much do I have to pay for a good and sturdy equatorial mount?
>Also, is Omegon a good brand?
Depends where you buy it, and how little the seller is willing to pay. Look for used.
In generally, Vixen has decent mounts, but Losmandy is the common upper-end mount. Good mounts are *not* cheap. And with small scopes, you will still get shake when you touch the scope or mount anywhere. If that's the big issue, get a motorized focusser. Prices in Europe are radically different than in the US. Start shopping.
And I'd recommend posting in an online amateur astronomy forum for much better results.