Is the AM5 Telescope Mount Really Worth the Hype?
The am5 telescope mount totally flipped the script for those of us who hate lugging heavy gear around every time the clouds finally clear. For years, if you wanted to do serious long-exposure astrophotography, you basically had to accept that you'd be visiting a chiropractor sooner or later. We were all stuck with these massive, heavy German Equatorial Mounts (GEMs) that required a bunch of counterweights just to balance a modest refractor. Then, out of nowhere, ZWO dropped this little red box on the market, and suddenly, the "back-breaking" part of the hobby felt like it was finally over. ...