Track the Stars Panther Lite Telescope Mount (with Encoders)

Starting Price: $2,330.00
Price as Configured: $2,330.00

Brand: Track the Stars / SKU: TTS-160PL-HE

The NEW TTS-160 Panther Lite (with encoders) – a versatile, portable, and high-capacity telescope mount designed for ultimate convenience and precision.

Key Advantages

Incredibly lightweight and travel-friendly at only 7 kg
Versatile mounting for up to three telescopes
Effortless, and smooth manual control
No power, cables, or screens needed—pure observing
Comfort Balancing for perfect stability and eyepiece height

Check the downloads tab for configuration options! Counterweight arm (TTS-160PL-CA) now included with mount.

Recommended Add-ons and Accessories

Product	Price	Quantity
TTS-160C-S - TTS Counterweight, 4kg About This Product Includes: one 4kg counterweight and small transport bag Comfort Balancing solution This 4 kg counterweight can be used for the Comfort Balancing solution. The counterweight can easily be positioned and fixed on the counterweight arms. Just feel the balance and adjust the counterweight position. Top-mounted telescope balancing This 4 kg counterweight can be used for balancing a top-mounted telescope. Typically two counterweights will be needed – one on each counterweight arm – to get a well balanced setup. It is possible to use a 4 kg counterweight on one side and an 8 kg counterweight on the other side. Vertical balancing (Y-axis) This 4 kg counterweight can be used with the Vertical balancing bracket to achieve perfect balance around the Y-axis. Materials - Stainless Steel and Aluminum, black hard anodized Transport Bag size - Diameter 180mm (7inch), Length 200mm (8 inch)	$230.00 each
TTS-160D-S - TTS Counterweight, 8kg About This Product Includes: one 8kg counterweight and small transport bag Comfort Balancing solution This 8 kg counterweight can be used for the Comfort Balancing solution. The counterweight can easily be positioned and fixed on the counterweight arms. Just feel the balance and adjust the counterweight position. Top-mounted telescope balancing This 8kg counterweight can be used for balancing a top-mounted telescope. Typically two counterweights will be needed – one on each counterweight arm – to get a well balanced setup. It is possible to use a 4 kg counterweight on one side and an 8 kg counterweight on the other side. Vertical balancing (Y-axis) This 8kg counterweight can be used with the Vertical balancing bracket to achieve perfect balance around the Y-axis. Most times a 4kg counterweight is best for this use. Azimuth balancing When using a single heavy (+15 kg) side-mounted telescope this 8kg counterweight can be placed on the opposite side (on the Vertical balancing bracket) to achieve better Azimuth balance. This is mainly to stabilize the tripod and secure that it cannot tilt over. Materials - Stainless Steel and Aluminum, black hard anodized Transport Bag size - Diameter 180mm (7inch), Length 200mm (8 inch)	$310.00 each
TTS-160J - TTS-160 Panther Folding Pier About This Product Extremely compact and easy to transport. The Folding Pier comes in one single compact transport bag. It will fit in the trunk of even the smallest cars. When folded down the pier is completely smooth with no protruding parts and can be transported in the soft bag without any risk of damage to the Pier or surroundings. With a weight of only 11kg the Pier is easy to bring to the darkest places. Fast setup and great stability It takes only a few seconds to unfold the legs and mount the pier tube. The three support rods are easy to tighten and secures a very stable pier. With the Panther mount head there is no need for leveling the pier making the setup even faster. Pier extension Sometimes for visual observations you might want a higher pier. This can easily be achieved by installing one or more Pier extensions. Fast adapter for Mount Head To attach the TTS-160 Mount head to the folding pier you need a Pier adapter . This adapter attaches the mount head to the pier with a flick of finger. Using the Pier with other Mount Heads The folding Pier can be adapted to be carry other mount heads. Installing the Pier adapter onto the mount head secures the same fast and easy assembly as with the TTS-160 Panther mount head.	$1,160.00 each
TTS-160K - TTS-160 Panther Pier Adapter About This Product Extremely fast and easy The Quick lock Pier adapter attaches the Mount head to the Pier in a matter of seconds with the flick of a finger. Installation on mount head The Pier adapter is installed on the mount head and stays there. It matches the TTS-160 Panther mount head but can also be installed on German equatorial mounts to be used with TTS-160 Folding Pier. Contact us for details. Installation on Pier extensions The Pier adapter is also used on the pier extension tubes. This allows for the same fast assembly of the Pier.	$200.00 each
TTS-2622 - TTS Transport Bag - Large About This Product Compact and safe transport of equipment The transport bags are made from black and orange neoprene. The bottom of the cylinder shaped bags is covered with a water and dirt resistant material keeping the bags nice and clean even after field trips. The neoprene foam layer protects the mount parts without taking up any extra space. This is possible because the mount parts has been designed to have no protruding parts that can be damaged during transport. The double handles carries the bags even with big weight loads. Weight - 1 kg Materials - Neoprene Diameter 180mm (7inch), Length 600mm (24 inch) For: mount head, folding pier	$70.00 each