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Pegasus Astro NYX-88 Mount

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Pegasus Astro NYX-88 Mount is a strain-wave GoTo mount for guided astrophotography rigs.

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Pegasus Astro NYX-88 Mount

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Specifications

Mount

Mount type
Strain-wave / harmonic GoTo mount
Drive system
Strain-wave / harmonic drive
Mount weight
5 kg

Motion

Encoder
lew The automatic home position feature is implemented with encoders on both axes

Astrophotography Fit

A portable strain-wave mount that should be chosen by realistic imaging payload, not headline capacity alone.

Pegasus Astro NYX-88 Mount is a premium strain-wave GoTo mount for computerized tracking and guiding.

For long-exposure astrophotography, use a conservative imaging payload. The telescope, camera, guide hardware, dew heaters, dovetails, and cables all count, and guiding performance matters more than the catalog payload number.

Strain-wave mounts are wonderfully compact, but they still need stiffness, cable discipline, and sometimes counterweighting to keep long tubes calm.

Best paired with

  • Compact refractors, cooled cameras, and tidy cable-managed power
  • Guiding from a guide scope or OAG for long exposures
  • Tripod or pier with enough stiffness for the full imaging load

Not recommended for

  • Ignoring counterweights on long or heavy optical tubes
  • Tall, flexible tripods with high wind exposure
  • Payloads near the marketing limit for long-exposure imaging

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$2,102.10
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Updated 5/12/2026
View Offer - $2,102.10