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Custom solid mounts.
Shown with integrated height stand.

  • Most popular AstroGoods mount.
  • Custom design to fit your preferences.
  • Sturdy long lasting materials.
  • Superior motion and steadiness.
  • Offered as kit or finished


Customer comments and photos

Apertura in Custom collapsible mount (SC-FMCRLB)
circles.

"The movement is greatly improved much easier to stop on an object and keep it in the field of view with small incremental movements. Super happy with your creation worth waiting for."

Marc L. 
  




Mount performance


Great mounts show up in the eyepiece.


We design for your comfort and enjoyment.

Our mounts feature sure motion, easy fingertip control, precise smooth starting with motionless stops.

Baltic Birch plywood construction provides structural stiffness and strength, lighter weight and years of endurance. Altitude and azimuth bearings glide on virgin Teflon and select laminate, with excellent sticktion. We offer larger altitude bearings for better balance and finer incremental movement control.

What is your goal? L
ow cost, light weight, eyepiece heights, improved balance, easier transportability? We design to meet your needs. Tell us what you want.

Beginners: Designed for simple completion and assembly.
 
Assembly help and advice provided as requested.




Custom collapsible mounts.

  • Preferred for transportation/storage needs.
  • Folds flat to 5" height with no loose parts.
  • Custom design to fit your preferences.
  • Sturdy long lasting materials.
  • Superior motion and steadiness.
  • Offered a kit or finish


Standard solid mounts.

  • Lowest cost.
  • Sturdy long lasting materials.
  • Superior motion and steadiness.
  • Fits most telescopes up to 10".
  • Choice of 12" or 18" altitude bearings.


Apertura style standard mounts.


 

Shipping date estimate on new mount orders: August 11, 2026.