Lunatico's telescope pier head versus other options in the market
Please avoid this: the design shown below is probably the most common type of telescope pier head / mount coupling on the market—a fiddly, adjustable-leveling contraption—and it's one to avoid.
Truth is, the base of the mount does not need to be perfectly level—what we're looking for is a perfect alignment of the RA axis with the pole. If the base of the mount is slightly tilted, that's not a problem! These fine-tuning leveling contraptions result in less rigid, more complex piers, with no real benefit, and, usually, in a waste of time trying to achieve perfect level. No need!
Our approach: solid, rigid, and adjustable
Our approach is much more solid and rigid than the fiddly leveling couplings above, and it also allows for easy adjustment of the north setting in case the initial setup was wrong and out of the mount's azimuth range.
The adapter
The adapter connects the pier column to the mount attachment interface. It's built solid and rigid—and, unlike the leveling contraptions described above, it allows for easy adjustment of the north or south setting after installation, should the initial setup ever need correcting.
