Review on 🌌 Advanced iOptron CubePro 8200 Computerized Mount: GPS-enabled High-Performance Device in Sleek Black by Ashley Mann

The bracket was well packaged, with double box and polyurethane protection. The iOptron CubePro mount is a practical ALT-AZ mount, ideal for traveling, very light, weighs only 5.8 kg included! , runs on 100-240V AC, also comes with a battery cable and runs on 8 AA batteries very versatile. The tripod is very well made, very good quality, 1 inch stainless steel legs, aluminum mounting base, plastic eyepiece rest, the tripod is stable if you consider the mount limitations, I bought this mount to have a second one alongside the EQ mount Having an observation mount takes photos, even for quick setup and overall I'm happy with it, it's a very good mount (as far as weight limits are respected) and when used as intended it does what I expected for me, perfect for small telescopes, the hand control is of very high quality, the database is huge, 130000 objects, the screen is very large, it is very user-friendly, easy to operate, the tracking is good, it has three tracking modes: moon, sun and star can tracking the sun and moon more than 45 minutes dead center in the eyepiece, it has 9 rotation speeds. It is very easy to align. It is enough to switch to accuracy so that the object is within the bottom finderscope or wide-field eyepiece, the only minuses are: the manual control buttons are quite stiff, you have to press them firmly, the mount head wobbles when you hold it by hand touches but this does not interfere with the operation of the mount during observing, (if you are not touching it) the hand control has a USB port and comes with a USB cable to connect it and to a computer running any planetarium software or a Control WiFi device like Sky. fi or orion star-seek to be able to control it with an ipad or iphone I have to say that I have some problems controlling it with a star-seek, a wifi device (sold separately) and my ipad , I can point the telescope at 1 or 2 objects, and then it turns off, I can't tell if the problem is in the USB port, in the manual control or in it. located in the WLAN module. I tried with different USB cables and 2 different apps, Stareek by Orion and Sky Safari, with the same result, I contacted iOptron but they couldn't give me the right solution, because of this problem I give 4 stars, otherwise I give 5 stars. I think the price is worth it, but it's not. A good deal as the second mount is perfect for fun but if you are looking for a serious mount I would recommend the other Mini Tower options and if you intend to do astrophotography one day you better look for EQUALIZER