EQ MOUNT

amesy

Can someone kindly suggest a cost effective EQ mount for my SSS50 please.

starnet59

You get what you pay for. I have two models and the more expensive one is way easier to use with the S50. This is the cheap one:

https://www.amazon.com/Telescope-Mount-Adjustment-Equatorial-Instrument/dp/B0F8J1981W/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1CEJDOXXKTLDR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.c52PtqxJhYTEFrd3WKpShXTEhDfqge5aoVN2fM12-Eu5gVDI_f5oNO4z9i2YgenORxft0FLI2nBfP1HZyDU-j5OYmjrS3HBDVRGS3rql8N6JPa3KjfoGRpJptbji1Tmkx_4CM6ObhEOItm5-lEytSSohy-6T1I7392nK7G3hFO2Bl15i81VpsduXNok8mJObkZRHwRdUG_hscyyG-5dbzO53x8zC-2JQKCmTslVH7QI.92fPsiu0SKtnheKws8FLShoODcFcMqUZSEQZmX8EzqM&dib_tag=se&keywords=equatorial+wedge&qid=1763413583&sprefix=equatorial%2Caps%2C389&sr=8-5

The nicer but more expensive one is this Neewer TH15 thing, it works well and I am very happy with it:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CT2NLX1F?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I see that there is a cheaper TH14 version, this might be the ideal Goldilocks zone, not too expensive but also not too shabby:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB3G7PKF?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

3AC9bx99

Have a look at the video from AbdurAstro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZaHCqFcO1E

3AC9bx99

You may need a conventional tall tripod, as in the AbdurAstro video, to use with the SMS EQ mount rather than the one that comes with the Seestar. This is because the mount may not screw on to a position where its over the tripod leg pointing North to help balance the Seestar. With a convential tripod this isn't an issue.