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Glossary | Telescopes | Mount | Type of build

Describes the exact construction of the particular mount and thereby further subdivides the different types of mount.

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AZ-GTi

Small motorised mount that can be controlled with a smartphone app.

NexStar SLT

OTA

An OTA is an optical tube without a mount. It is short for optical tube assembly.

Single-arm mount

Altazimuth mount where the telescope is attached to an arm on one side.

Single-arm mount

Altazimuth mount where the telescope is attached to an arm on one side.