Well made and simple to set up. Very happy with my purchase
This is my first start tracker, and I am pleased with my purchase.
The MSM Nomad is well engineered and compact.
It came with excellent instructions and diagrams, so I was able to work out the best set up for my Canon R and Benro tripod head.
It was stable and I have used it for tracking perseus through the recent meteor showers.
Setting the laser pointer to Polaris was much easier than expected, a bright green line all the way to it.
I came with everything I needed, right down to the 'step up' screws to accommodate both tripo screw sizes.
Easy instructions plus YouTube and Pintrest images helped get me up and running very quickly.
Purchased to take to Spain for the 2026 TSE. Worked great! If youre looking for a portable tracker, MSM nomad is a fantastic piece of kit!
Works seamlessly with the MSM laser pointer and MSM Nomad, for that extra accuracy AND as a back-up should the laser battery run out of juice when you're polar aligning (yep, happened to me!) Great little piece of gear!
After having recently purchased a Seestar S30 pro and having bought the wedge that ZWO offered as well, I was quite disappointed in the more crude wedge from ZWO which did not allow fine tuning for optimal polar alignment. This necessitated me to to search for quite some time, when I came across the wedge and 360 degree panning base that was offered by MSM. It was delivered quickly and am very happy with the excellent sold build quality, fine adjustment capabilities and moreover compared to the inferior ZWO wedge, an excellent value for money as well. I can therefore definitely recommend this combo wedge-panning base to every astronomer looking to buy or optimally use a Seestar S30/S50 or Dwarf telescope.
The Nomad startracker was easy to use from day 1 even for complete amateur in astrophotography like me. The images with 2 minute exposure are super sharp and it is super compact and light compared to other similar tools. The only issue which I have is with the ballhead which I ordered together in a set. It got loose at the base which makes it useless and I had to buy another one to use the product.
Excellent product.
Small enough to fit into camera bag and large enough to provide a stable rigid base for mounting the nomad to tripod. The altitude and azimuth adjustment screw threads could be finer however they work okay and quality of product overall good.
Sauf à avoir un trépied très très haut, la position pour viser l'étoile polaire avec la lunette est très inconfortable et impossible à tenir longtemps. Celà rend la visée difficile, douloureuse et longue. Ce renvoi d'angle change tout ! On peut viser dans la lunette beaucoup plus facilement et rapidement, sans aucun inconfort.
I would love to give you a review on all the gear I have purchased from MSM but with work commitments and cloudy weather every time I'm home, I have not been able to try out my gear. I am getting so frustrated as I only get 4 days off a month and its always been bad weather when I'm home. Hopefully as spring arrives the weather will be better. However, everything I have purchased appears to be top quality.
Got it about a month ago and used about 3 time...such a convenient little gadget and so easy to carry along. Loved it
NOMAD Grab & Go Star Tracker for Beginner and Experienced Photographers
Just tried in the field and as a newbie with a star tracker it worked perfectly. Very nice results and sharp stars with eyposures up to 3 minutes.
I wanted to hold off until the Harmonic came out but being new to astrophotography I decided to get the nomad and see where it leads me. No regrets! Solid build quality.
I've now spent two nights with the tracker photographing the Milky Way. What I find so fantastic is how easy it is to use – even in pitch black nights. It sounds silly, but you just mount it and off you go. Setup takes less than two minutes and the tracker is ready to go. I'm thrilled!
I'm very new to this and still working things through but this was a very easy first step into astro photography. Delivery took a long time coming to the UK but the order details were kept up to date all the time so had no issues at all.
I recently purchased the Nomad tracker, Wilkes phone holder, and Z mounting plate. All equipment arrived promptly and is quality build. The Nomad is accurate, and the Wilkes phone holder facilitates polar alignment. The equipment is compact and easily carried into the field.
The MSM Phone Mount takes away about 90% of the hassle of polar aligning my EQ mount and scope. Fine tuning the alignment is still required using software, but the MSM mount is a great starting point
J'ai été très agréablement surpris par la qualité du produit au vu de son prix ! Je ne peux que recommander aussi la qualité du service client qui a résolu un problème dans la journée ! Bravo et merci !
Received the mount in great condition. It really does make polar alignment a lot easier and less tedious than adjusting tilt and pan on a photo tripod. I am using with a Dwarf Mini telescope and it used to be very tedious to get perfect polar alignment because often the adjustments were as little as 1 degree. This mount gives very fine control and has a visible scale and bubble level.
Construction is quite good. There are only 2 things that I have to say as could improve. One is that the entire mount is solid metal except for the longer locking lever and I wish it was made of metal. It's plastic and seems sturdy but it would be nicer if made of metal. The other thing that I found a bit confusing is there are 2 locking knobs that prevent using the fine pan adjustment control. I didn't understand what these were for and the instructions were a bit vague. Once I understood that I needed to loosen these everything works fine. All in all a very good inexpensive solution that makes using the Dwarf Mini in EQ mode much easier. I would recommend. I could suggest a lens pouch or something similar to avoid damaging the mount when not in use.
Rispetto al semplice laser permette un allineamento più preciso dell'apparecchio rispetto alla polare. Ne consiglio l'acquisto.