Tele Vue Tele-Pod Mount and Tripod

A complete, lightweight telescope mount featuring smooth alt-azimuth motions and optional Sky Tour object locating capability. Perfect for our smaller, travel-easy refractors.

Telescope height ranges from 28" to 62". Aluminum tripod legs are 2-section, black anodized and foam covered. Retractable rubber-tipped foot pads reveal metal ground spikes. A quick release knob removes the head from the center column. The head and tripod are offered separately as well.

The self contained head is Sky Tour ready and can be used on any camera tripod with either a 1/4-20 or 3/8-16 stud. It is the most portable DSC mount head available. We highly recommend the Eyepiece Caddy Set accessory since the Tele-Pod Mount and standard camera tripods do not have accessory trays.

Sky Tour

The Tele Vue Sky Tour computerized object locating system integrates seamlessly with our mounts to put 2,000+ objects within your grasp. Quick setup 2-star alignment allows observing fixed objects without fiddling with latitude, longitude, date or time inputs. Easy to use Guide mode shows you the direction to move the scope in order to center the selected object. Sky Tour adds R.A./Decl. digital position readout (resolution: 1' R.A, 0.1-deg. declination) to mounts.

For even more objects, Sky Tour can now interface with TheSky astronomy program from Software Bisque, Inc. through your PDA or laptop. Sky Tour can be ordered factory installed or added later as an upgrade.