TTS-160 Panther Lite Mount
– premium manual alt-az telescope mount
At Track The Stars, we understand the challenges of finding time and a perfect location for stargazing. That’s why we’ve developed the TTS-160 Panther Lite – a versatile, portable, and high-capacity telescope mount designed for ultimate convenience and precision.
Key Advantages
- Incredibly lightweight and travel-friendly at only 7 kg
- Versatile mounting for up to three telescopes
- Effortless, and smooth manual control
- No power, cables, or screens needed—pure observing
- Comfort Balancing for perfect stability and eyepiece height
TTS-160 Panther Lite Review
– AzAstroguy’s Video Review
One of our TTS-160 Panther Lite mount testers was the talented Azastroguy. After reviewing and testing the mount, he published a video on his YouTube channel regarding his experience with the mount. Below is a small transcript of the first part and his video. Check out his YouTube channel below.
“Hi and welcome back to the channel. What I’ve got for you today is something you’ve never seen before, this is the Prototype of a brand new Mount that I’m evaluating, and this is the first view anyone’s ever had of this product. Let’s learn more about it.
The first impression I got from this Mount is it’s lighter than expected, given how much weight it can handle and it’s well built. The mount will be sold unbundled so you can use a Pier tripod or whatever system you want to support it…”
Now you can put an 4kg or 8kg counterweight on the arm, and then slide your long refractor forward in its rings, thereby dramatically reducing eyepiece movement! And it works really, really well! By having this laterally movable weight, you can namely also very easily rebalance the scope laterally, when you change eyepieces.
The alt-az movement pattern of the mount is ideal for an observatory used by a large audience. The mount takes up less space than a traditional German Equatorial Mount of similar capacity and the eyepieces and other instruments are always situated in a good observing position.
My TTS-160 Panther mount is much easier to transport. It is extremely fast to setup and only one alignment star is needed with no mechanical alignment involved. … You immediately sense that the Panther is designed by someone who has tried to fumble with equipment in darkness with cold fingers. The mount has many elegant details and is mechanically very well constructed.
Sometimes uncomplicated visual is the way to go, and the TTS-160 Panther is about as easy, accurate and fun a mount for visual you can find and it does visual to with no polar alignment necessary. Imagine an Alt-Az mount designed for accurate go-to, simple and quick setup, and if you want, imaging.
