where can i buy cheap trackers i want to attach my telescope to it
Where to buy affordable telescope tracking mounts
What telescope do you want to attach? Do you already have a tripod?
Do you want to image or just visual?
Friendly warning though - cheap will not handle a “big” telescope and maybe unreliable.
I bought a “cheap” mount and it was a major mistake :(
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For keeping things cheaper, going used is probably your best bet. The Marketplace here is a great place for that as well as the classifieds on the CloudyNights forum and AstroMart though you do have to pay a membership fee for AstroMart but it’s worth it to me.
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Buy once, cry once. Better to cry about the price than the product.
telescopes.net You can get their Synchrony card and pay it off in 6 months with no interest.
May we know where do you live?
Rainer Ehlert · May 2, 2026, 06:53 PM
May we know where do you live?
dublin
David Joyce · May 2, 2026, 04:45 PM
For keeping things cheaper, going used is probably your best bet. The Marketplace here is a great place for that as well as the classifieds on the CloudyNights forum and AstroMart though you do have to pay a membership fee for AstroMart but it’s worth it to me.
but cloudy nights and i quit it and for astromart i dont want to pay just to have a chance to sell something
TiffsAndAstro · May 2, 2026, 11:53 AM
What telescope do you want to attach? Do you already have a tripod?
Do you want to image or just visual?
Friendly warning though - cheap will not handle a “big” telescope and maybe unreliable.
I bought a “cheap” mount and it was a major mistake :(
skywatcher heritage 130p and a canon rebel 600d with a 50mm lens,
i have the dobsonion mount if that counts,
i want to image,
i bought the Telescope AC 70/700 Skylux for its tracker ill see if it works i bought it for 37 euros
You can take images with your 600d and 50mm lens with out a tracking mount.
The milky way will be coming up in summer, maybe experiment with that, see how you get on.
There are videos on you tube on how to do this.
You'll need to learn about exposure times, calibration frames,focusing, stacking and more, which will be important if you decide to get a tracking/goto capable mount.
This hobby is complicated, but, anything complicated can be broken down into less complicated parts.
I started with a 600d and a vintage 50mm f1.7 Pentax lens and shot the Great Orion nebula with just a tripod and an intervolmeter.
It wasn't “good” but I was very happy with myself and was instantly hooked on the hobby.
Be warned, setting fire to wads of £50 notes is cheaper, though maybe less fun :)
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Fornax LighTrack II setup advice
Hello all, I bought a Fornax LighTrack II used for about 370€. It's just the tracking arm so that gave me room to improvise how I would like to have my rig set up and I've come to this final configuration. However, I am very open to any suggestions. ...
Fornax LighTrack II is an affordable tracking solution for telescopes.