Reviews

Dennis (Astromarso), Germany – YouTube Review

TTS-160 Panther Lite Telescope Mount

“And I can honestly say: for visual astronomers, this could truly be the final mount of your observing life — if there is such a thing. If you’re into astrophotography, you can pretty much skip this video. This mount doesn’t have any motors. It’s all about pure visual enjoyment of the night sky with as little tech as possible…

When using long telescopes, eyepiece height changes dramatically as you move from horizon to zenith. With Comfort Balancing, you can mount a counterweight farther back to shift the eyepiece closer to the altitude axis. The result? Eyepiece height varies much less, improving observing comfort tremendously — no more crouching or adjusting chair height constantly.” – Dennis

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John (LearnToStargaze), Canada – YouTube Review

TTS-160 Panther Lite Telescope Mount

“So, I took the Panther Light mount to Canada’s Kajjim Makujuk National Park for their annual dark sky weekend and got to test it under Bortal 2 skies. The mount definitely garnered a lot of attention from the astronomical community. I realized that this mount solves a very specific problem for seasoned astronomers. A lot of us have heavy telescopes that we simply don’t use. We could use them on our big equatorial mounts like the ones we typically use for astrophotography, but this is not ideal for several reasons, including setup time and awkward eyepiece placement. We could also use our large telescopes on a normal a mount and just deal with the shakiness.” – John

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Bogdan (Bogdan Damian), Germany – YouTube Review

TTS-160 Panther Lite Telescope Mount

“Even when loaded with the significantly heavier OTAAS during the second test scenario, the mount’s performance remained completely unaffected. Once balanced, its movements were just as smooth and effortless as during the first test. Furthermore, it maintained rock solid stability regardless of the telescope’s position. This combination of rigidity and minimal vibration transfer is something I’ve only previously encountered in mounts like the EQ8 Pro from SkyWatcher or AZ8 from Los Meni. It truly is an impressively solid mount that also offers the convenience of very easy assembly and disassembly for transport. The push to-go functionality is also good and helpful. “ – Bogdan

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Joe, USA – Written Review

TTS-160 Panther Lite Telescope Mount

“The Panther Lite has ended my search for a robust, enjoyable-to-use alt-az mount capable of accommodating all my scopes – from small, fast refractors to larger, longer refractors and Maks – with perfect balance, friction-free movement, and fingertip control.

With both top and side mounting options, this modular mount can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose.” – Joe

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Mark (Azastroguy), USA – YouTube Review

TTS-160 Panther Lite Telescope Mount

“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. I added a losmandy dovetail saddle to the side and strapped on my big Tec 160 FL refractor this scope has a focal length of 1120 mm and weighs 14 kg with rings, dovetail and handle. The mount handled it with ease, note that with a single scope on one side there is no need for counter weights provided you balance it properly.” – Mark

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Thomas, Denmark – Written Review

TTS-160 Panther Lite Telescope Mount

“In this configuration, you put the telescope in one of the side mounted saddles, and on the other side of the mount, you put one of the counterweight arms pointing straight backwards. 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. “ – Thomas

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