Uninterrupted horizon-to-horizon imaging
Unlike a German equatorial mount, the symmetric equatorial fork design does not require counterweights to balance the payload and permits horizon-to-horizon slews with no meridian flip.
Hardware Specifications
- No meridian flips or dangling counterweights
- Tracks objects up to six (6) hours beyond meridian
- Extremely stable equatorial-fork design
- 150 pound (68 kg) total instrument capacity
- Compatible with Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes and truss OTAs up to 17-inches
- 20 arcseconds or less standard pointing accuracy
- 10 arcseconds or less with optional on-axis encoders (OAE)
- Optional on-axis encoders deliver sub-0.1 arcsecond resolution for optimal performance
- Belt-driven gears with spring loaded worm to gear interface results in virtually zero backlash
- Integrated azimuth and elevation polar-alignment adjustments
- Slews at 3.5 degrees per second in both axes
- Easier and more comfortable access to eyepieces
- All standard electronics and through-the-mount-wiring are enclosed inside the mount
- Ample space for additional through-the-mount and fork-routed cabling
- Power supply and PC to mount cabling included
Software Specifications
- Includes TheSky Imaging Edition, the Dome Module, and Multi-OS and Six License Add On
- TPoint assures extreme pointing accuracy
- ProTrack assisted tracking assures pinpoint stars with long exposures
- Includes (or switch) TheSky Imaging Edition for macOS, Windows, and Linux with identical look and feel