An astronomical telescope must be able to track the movement of the stars in relation to the rotation of the night sky. It does so using one of two types of mounts: the equatorial mount, which rotates the telescope in one direction with the Celestial North Pole as the axis, or the altazimuth mount, which has two axes for altitude and azimuth.

With the equatorial mount, objects can be tracked simply by turning the axis in one direction. However, in the case of a large telescope, the weight of the telescope itself may make it difficult to maintain mechanical precision. In this case, the altazimuth mount, which is the type adopted by NAYUTA, may prove to be more reliable, as it provides a steady base capable of supporting the heavy load.