• No meridian flips or dangling counterweights
• Tracks objects up to six (6) hours beyond meridian
• Extremely stable equatorial fork design
• 150 pound (68 kg) total instrument capacity
• Compatible with Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes and truss OTAs up to 17-inches
• 20 arcseconds or less standard pointing accuracy
• Belt-driven gears with spring loaded worm to gear interface results in virtually zero backlash
• Integrated azimuth and elevation polar-alignment adjustments
• Slews at 3.5 degrees per second in both axes
• Exceptionally comfortable access to eyepieces
• All standard electronics and through-the-mount-wiring are enclosed inside the mount
• Ample space for additional through-the-mount and fork-routed cabling
• Power supply and PC to mount cabling included

Astronomers have long known about the benefits of the equatorial-fork mounts. If you own a fixed observatory, you might want to consider a Paramount Taurus™ 400 mount.

The Paramount Taurus™ is ideal for advanced or professional astronomers, STEM administrators, school system, university, or government research facilities that are involved with astrophotography.  Our TPoint™ telescope modeling assures extreme pointing accuracy while ProTrack™ assisted tracking assures pinpoint stars with long exposures.

The included counterweight system corrects imbalances resulting from asymmetries in the optical tube, or it not being perfectly centered between the fork tines.

The Taurus’s optional Scope Rail Set makes changing imaging-train equipment a breeze because it lets you easily move your system’s weight fore and aft along the optical axis.

Should you wish to configure it for visual use, its equatorial-fork design provides exceptionally comfortable access to eyepieces.

The Taurus is assembled from five separate components, each weighing less than 100 pounds (45 kg), making it the most easily deployable mount in its class. A two-person team can fully assemble the Paramount Taurus™ in about one hour.