I want to point a telescope at certain coordinates that I put into a program. I have the telescope mount, I just need the motors. Should I use: 12V geared DC motors with optical position sensor OR stepper motors with no position sensor, but using software to count the steps My two worries are: …

Telescope pan / tilt - stepper motors or DC motors with optical sensor? - #14 by system - General Guidance

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