1. Stellarvue M002C Mount

It’s a work of art and silky smooth. The column gave me enough height to balance my scope without hitting the tripod legs and with a quarter of an inch to spare! Thanks for the perfect mount.

This is the first time for me. I just bought a Celestron C6 and wanted a manual alt-az mount. I searched all over and couldn't find anything comparable. I was very impressed. It's bigger than I thought. Very easy to use. I put it on an Innorel RT90C tripod. There is vibration after touching the OTA/mount/tripod, mostly at high magnification that dies down after a second or so. Otherwise excellent. Holds the position even on my sloped driveway. I did need an Acratech 1" riser to keep the M2C from touching the tripod. Very impressed. The weight is good too.

I just installed my new M002C, I really love it. As I heard, it is buttery smooth to operate. It lives up to its reputation being a great mount. I’m using it with a Astro-Tech AT100ED which is around 12lbs with everything including a heavy 400mm wide field 2” eyepiece. It is very stable and easy to slew around the night sky. I am a satisfied customer.

A beautifully crafted mount, very solid at a reasonable price! Very happy with this purchase :)

Just a quick review of the MC2 and columns that I ordered. I bought these Items after selling my prior mount. I wanted to get back to basics and just view the sky. I did build a tripod for the mount and everything matches very well. Not a Denali mind you but pretty good...lol. Anyway I have to say this is the best manual Alt/Az mount I have ever used. On both axes smooth does not quiet do it justices. I have my Stellarvue 102 CF access on a losmandy style 8" plate. This unit supports the telescope very well. Now balance is an issue as I found out. but all you have to do is recenter the telescope and slightly tighten the mount and bang perfect. When using I find both axes smooth and silky smooth when panning around. What can I say other then I am very excited to have this one its a keeper. ...

I love this mount! It's much larger than you might expect, but the knobs for controlling the tension are so smooth and precise, and my 4" doublet feels rock solid with the mount mated to a solid carbon-fibre mount (36mm legs). Love that it can hold both D and V style saddles.

A fantastic piece of kit! I use this mounted on a Manfrotto tripod, with a 90mm Maksutov, a bit over kill for sure but the combination along with the optional handle make this setup an ergonomic masterpiece! The smoothness and almost imperceptible backlash make both astronomical and terrestrial viewing an absolute joy. With high quality eyepieces and this superb device I was astonished how far I could push the limits of a small inexpensive scope. The build quality is superb and in my opinion a remarkable value.

I have used Stellarvue products now for 20 years and have never, never been disappointed.

This mount is the S**t, it's solid, smooth and my girlfriend is pissed because I love it more than her. She even tries to steal it for her scope, and I say, "get out of here get your own", "use that junky explore scientific mount". It can carry a variety of scopes, 4"APO? You bet. 127mm Maksutov? No prob. 6" 8" Newt tube? Ha! You know it son, throw that pig on and glide from star to star like it's on ice or some s**t. Plus it's made here in the US of A.. built with good old Yankee Ingenuity, it's like we beat the commies to the moon twice, Plus this thing is solid as a rock, if someone breaks into your house to steal your Stellarvue refractors, you can basically beat them with this mount, then throw your scope right back on and check out that 3rd quarter moon while you wait for the cops to show up at 3am. If astronomy is your thing, and you need a kick a** alt az grab and go mount ( you do) than you need to buy this thing now.

Holy Cow.....I had read that this is a fine piece of machining, but when I received it, I couldn't believe nice it is. It exudes quality from the friction adjustment knobs to the bottom of the pier.
It was easy to install with the pier and I've already noticed a significant lessening of vibration, which is why I ditched my old mount.