Above is featured the manual version, but for an additional cost dual-axis ... six mounts we look at here, it's a sturdy and solid tripod that will nicely hold a small telescope in the 3-inch ...

While most telescopes at this price come on a basic alt-azimuth mount that moves up and down, left and right, the Sky-Watcher Explorer 130 EQ2 moves much more fluidly thanks to having one axis ...