Rant: That $300 tracking mount I got for night sky shots was a total dud

I stood outside for 2 hours in 30 degree weather near Lake Tahoe trying to get a clear shot of Orion and the stupid mount kept drifting off target after 30 seconds, has anyone else had luck with those budget equatorial mounts from Amazon?

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sullivan.john9h ago

30 degrees? Dude I would have packed it in after ten minutes and gone to find a diner. That whole mount situation sounds like a nightmare. I learned the hard way with a cheap star tracker too, it's basically a toy that will just break your heart. Hope you at least got a nice view of the lake before the stars started moving around on you.