For so many years the beginning astronomer was forced to buy a telescope mount that was unstable and almost useless when viewing at high power. More often than not, the frustration of using an unstable mount resulted in the telescope only being used for one night and being left in a closet to collect dust. The Vixen Porta II telescope mount changes all that. It is one of Vixen's proudest designs. The combination of smooth movement, rigid design and stable platform makes your first use a pleasure and will bring you back to view more and more of the night sky.

The Vixen Porta II telescope mount comes equipped with two fine adjustment handles for whole circle slow-motion in both directions, very useful in searching and tracking celestial objects. In addition, these are great mounts for terrestrial viewing. Vixen gear drives make it a simple matter to precisely track a planet or ship on the horizon by simply turning the elevation and/or azimuth control handles. The "World-Standard" dovetail attachment system on the Porta II was developed by Vixen. This allows the Porta II to accept various dovetail mounted telescope optical tubes and binoculars. The Porta II mount head is detachable and compatible with all other Vixen tripods.

This product is serviced and supported by its manufacturer according to the terms and conditions included in the packaged product. Orion's limited warranty does not apply. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support.

Please note this product was not designed or intended by the manufacturer for use by a child 12 years of age or younger.