I lack experience to compare to alternative products. It feels to my novice hands to be heavy, very sturdy, on a completely different level from any other mount I’ve owned, which doesn’t surprise me - most mounts I’ve owned came with 0. 96” eyepieces among other things.

First night out, kneeling in the snow trying to polar align, waiting

for the sky to get dark enough to be sure I was looking at Polaris, I began to wonder if if made a mistake. Finally made the commitment and it asked for guide stars so I picked the only ones I knew the names of and it seemed to work. Stuck my canon R100 on it with the kit lens and said, “Why not?” and fired off 10 30 second exposures of some random patch of sky pretty close to straight up.

My first “real” astrophoto shows the Andromeda galaxy plain as day, as well as some nice smudges around Cassiopeia worth digging into further. No star trails. No wobbles.

I’m happy enough.

Despite having mostly cloudy days (therefore limited time using it), so far I'm very pleased with this mount. It is light enough to manage and easy to set up, and this beefy rig holds my gear easily. The Literoc tripod is a sturdy beast. The only issue I've yet to resolve is the Wifi connection. When I try to connect to the mount, the mount's inte

grated Wifi disconnects my server, and although my laptop shows the mount is now connected via the mount's own network, I have no internet connection to it. I'm sure it's operator error, and I'll contact High Point (or Ioptron) if I can't figure this glitch out.

I chose the GEM28 over others because I own its little brother Skyguider Pro, which I love, and figured the transition to the GEM28 would be easier. Aside from the Wifi issue, I'm happy with it so far despite its limited use. I'll update once I get some real time on it!

good deal

It fit perfectly on my nikon 600mm f4. Got great pictures of eclipse and sun spots. Shipping was fast.

I already had a reducer and a field flattener (separate units) from another vendor but after purchasing a new telescope I was looking for one specifically made for the new scope. Checked out HPS and found this one, I contacted HPS and they were very helpful in guiding me to this unit. I have already used it and it performed perfectly. Once again a

nother good experience dealing with HPS. A great company and always will to advise you on any purchase. I would strongly recommend HPS.

Had a hard time finding this cap but I was able to get one from High Point Scientific. Thanks so much.