Mechanical tracking mount

A mechanical tracking mount, comprising:

• a plurality of castellations in a semicircular arrangement at a first end of a base member, the base member having a through hole formed at a radial center of the plurality of castellations;
• a tracking arm having a set of teeth formed along an edge of the tracking arm, the tracking arm rotatably held at the radial center of the plurality of castellations;
• and
• a coil torsion spring including a selector structure dimensioned to sit within a castellation of the plurality of castellations.

A mechanical tracking mount for tracking celestial objects by astronomical equipment mounted thereon, the mechanical tracking mount comprising:

• holding means for holding astronomical equipment;
• mass balancing means for counter balancing the mass of the astronomical equipment held by the holding means, wherein the mass balancing means includes a coil torsion spring anchored at a first end, the coil torsion spring having a selector structure formed at a second end of the coil torsion spring, the selector structure dimensioned to sit within a castellation of a plurality of castellations formed as a semicircle along an edge of a base member of the mechanical tracking mount;
• tracking means for rotating the astronomical equipment in synchronization with rotation of celestial objects tracked by the astronomical equipment;
• and
• mechanical timing means for generating rotation of the tracking means.