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Any telescope needs a mount. It just doesn’t work to wave even a small telescope around and hope to see anything. There are numerous fairly easily built styles and many complete mounts available from Internet sources. The most important characteristic of mount, after steadiness, is comfort. Ergonomics are important.
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Clark, R.L. (2011). Ergonomic Mounts. In: Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6415-1_11
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