The equatorial mount compensates for Earth's rotation by having one axis aligned to the celestial pole allowing a motor drive to move the telescope in sync with the apparent motion of the night sky.

Equatorial mounts are aligned with the celestial pole so that only the right ascension axis is tracking the sky, while the ...

Polaris sits directly above the Earth’s northern axis. So aligning it to a Polaris ... If you have not had experience with an equatorial mount before then setting up the Sky-Watcher Explorer ...