January 25, 2026
Description
The MountOne is an astronomical platform with integrated GOTO tracking capabilities, designed to mount Telescopes and Astrographs. I have developed four astrographs alongside the MountOne.
The MountOne GOTO Telescope Mount uses two high performance 0.9° stepper motors coupled to two 5-stage 405:1 belt-driven reduction-drives. This configuration removes almost all backlash in the motion system. The MountOne is able to track with a computed resolution of 0.25 arcseconds per-step while still being able to slew at 3° a second.
Thirty six bearings across the DEC & RA axes provide smooth and jitter free movement. Genuine Gates 3GT belts are used for each compound stage and are individually tensioned for optimal performance.
Integrated Slip-Rings pass power and signal data between the MountOne and one of four attached astrographs.
OnStep firmware controls the mount and provides a data-link to a huge range of astronomy software packages via one of the four attached astrographs.
The Printed Equatorial Tripod (PET) provides polar alignment between latitudes of 30-90°.
The MountOne GOTO Telescope Mount, Printed Equatorial Tripod, and Four Astrographs can all be printed on machines with a build volume of 180x180x180 or greater.
The MountOne & The Four Astrographs have taken over 12 months to design, test & develop.
This is not my first 3D printable GOTO mount, these are not my first 3D printable astrographs. If we are counting the tangible only, I think this is mount three (technically four), and the second astrograph (technically third), but if you count each scope separately it's six (technically seven). Anyway, it doesn't really matter. The point is perhaps that there is a chain of development which has landed us here, with The MountOne & The Four Astrographs.
The MountOne STL Set includes basic STLs and calibration prints.
The MountOne Hardware Kit contains the following fixings and electronics.
The Hardware Kit also includes The MountOne CAD Pack.
The MountOne CAD Pack contains all digital resources for the MountOne GOTO Telescope Mount.
Use code FREESPOOL with The MountOne Hardware Kit to receive a free DryAF Lite 100% Metal Spool!
09/04/2026 | First Release.
License:
BY-NC-SA