In order to have us complete a conversion for you, we must have the mount here. This is a full equatorial mount of good stability, and for a reasonable price as good astronomical telescope mounts go, but not likely the mount you get with an inexpensive telescope. Software bisque paramount me ii heavy duty robotic german. Losmandy heavy duty folding tripod with adjustable legs 1100 and 900 mounts lmfhdtap. I can get one hand between the mount head rod and spreader, and the other with a tight grip on. The cassini c9005eq3 catadioptric telescope is mounted on a heavy duty german equatorial mount. Its a great product and i find no fault in the price to quality of it. The celestron heavy duty altazimuth tripod is a mount of this type relatively inexpensive and easy to use. For those of you that lug a complete rig across the patio as i do, youll wonder how you ever got by without this. Stepper motor instead of servo higher gear ratio for even smoother tracking. The cem60 a new category and payload capacity of mounts for viewing and. Skywatcher skytee2 heavy duty dualload altazimuth mount head the skytee2 is a heavy duty altazimuth mount capable of holding two telescope tubes of up to 15kg each in parallel.
A heavy duty, observatoryclass equatorial mount for dedicated hobbyists, the orion hdx110 eqg mount combines a huge 110lb. The payload capacity is rated at 34kg and indeed my 355mm14inch optical tube with accessories is near this limit. Designed as an excellent and inex pensive upgrade option when youre ready to move to a sturdier mount for your beginning telescope. The beautiful mountings have 24 bronze polar gears and bronze declination gears. Altazimuth mount left, germanequatorial mount right. At the moment of writing this article, the celestron 11 scope and my new home made gem equatorial mount picture 1 stand in front of me as a dream come true. Get the best deals on equatorial mount when you shop the largest online selection at. The mount is shining like a real gem, by showing its parts beautifully machined out of special aluminum alloys, rustproof steel and pure bronze.
Mounts for astrophotography astrophotography by jerry lodriguss. This high quality mount includes slowmotion controls for both ra and declination and a heavy duty, fully height adjustable tripod 33 to 46 with steel legs. This item is discontinued interested in a german equatorial mount. Installing the heavy duty azimuth adjuster upgrade kit for 900 mounts 033006 pdf document. It has a great payload capacity holding telescopes of medium dimension such as 200mm reflectors or 150mm refractors. Download the celestron pwi telescope control software. German equatorial mounts are easily identified by their counterweight, which is used to balance the telescope across the primary axis of the mount, or polar axis, resulting in greater stability and weight capacity. Eq5 mount with aluminium tripod, sturdy equatorial mount. The cgxl is a classic heavy duty german equatorial mounting. For customers with special needs, we have provided a customer support phone number reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
A number of visual changes plugs moved to sides, motor covers are singular piece, and more the ieq45. The foundation of every great deep sky astrophotography rig. Includes ra and dec slow motion controls and setting circles. A motor drive can also be attached for added tracking capability. Telescopes are mounted with a skywatchervixen type dovetail saddle plate not included on each side of the mount. Its rated up to 15 lbs and people claim success with up to 20 lbs. Heavy duty, yet portable german equatorial mount german. Celestron s workhorse cgem mount lineup has been the german equatorial backbone for telescopes ranging from 6 to 11 inches of aperture. Eq 1 mount eq mount with heavy duty pier stand tejraj. The new ieq45 proaz goto german equatorial mount is the next. A summary about the diy german equatorial telescope mount i have made and. Very small and simple nonmotorized mounts, used for small telescopes 34. German equatorial mount and tripod as supplied with all omni xlt series telescopes.
Celestrons workhorse cgem mount lineup has been the german equatorial backbone for telescopes ranging from 6 to 11 inches of aperture. The skywatcher eq5 mount with steel tripod is a sturdy and heavy duty equatorial mount for the professional astronomer. You can also explore other items in the telescope accessories yourself to try and find the perfect replacement for you. Every paramount me ii is custom machined from 12 thick 6061 aluminum at software bisques own production facility. The heavy duty skyview pro equatorial mount and tripod provides a solid and stable foundation for astronomical telescope use supports telescope tubes weighing up to 20 lbs. The standard hd150, our fully computerized hd150c and hd200c, and the heavy duty observatory hd300c. For this mount there is a manual as pdf available, you can download it here. It is attached to a large, heavy duty tripod that has a convenient. Our company has been developing and producing astronomical equipment for 20 years now. However, i suspect the mount could carry slightly more than this, provided it is properly balanced. For these applications and heavy duty fork mount is better suited. Regularly stocked item that is on order with the manufacturer and on. The mount is shining like a real gem, by showing its parts beautifully machined out.
Nice gearing, light but strong construction, easily tuned. Astronomer uses giant telescope to view mars george a. Skywatcher skytee2 az5 dualload altazimuth mount head. The altazimuth type telescope mount has a vertical axis labeled az that is perpendicular to the ground, and a horizontal axis labeled elev that is parallel to the ground.
The variable latitude can be set to operate almost anyplace in the world. A weakness is precision of the setting circles, but for the price and intended level. Skywatcher eq6r pro synscan heavy duty equatorial mountsky. The mount head, less counterweights, weighs 84 pounds, but will support an instrument payload of 240 lbs 480 lbs with counterweights, compared with the 150 lb capacity of the original paramount me. Our main focus is manufacturing astronomical mounts, but our. Check out our lx85 series meade lx70 german equatorial mount. We make every effort to ensure our prices are accurate. The drive base is equipped with a ccd autoguider port and input for 12volt dc power or actodc power adapter. The same goes for the builtin heavy duty handle on the mount head. The mount features solid metal construction, setting circles and locking knobs in declination and right ascension, counter balance shaft and weights, latitude adjuster, and slow motion controls with detachable flex cables in both axis. We do, however, reserve the right to advise you of.
Due to an increase in the popularity of converting older, heavy duty german equatorial mounts, a web page about the conversion process for these types of mounts follows. All mounts utilize stainless steel shafts and hardware for maximum corrosion resistance. Van biesbroeck 18801974, astronomer at yerkes observatory observing mars when it approached close to the earth in 1926, and using the 40 inch refracting telescope, the largest of its kind in the world cite as. Needs tuning for best performance, awful aluminum tripod thats easy to replace with wood. This heavy duty german equatorial mount l delivers jitterfree images, and the fully adjustable aluminum, very rigid tripod has excellent damping characteristics. I few years ago i decided to buld a homemade telescope mount for astrophotography, it needed to be motorised so it could track the sky and be very heavy duty. Stellarvue m4 german equatorial mount on heavy duty. A good example is the celestron cg4 german equatorial mount and tripod. Included slowmotion controls, setting circles, polar axis finder, and convenient accessory tray. Googling pipe fitting equatorial mount should bring up lots of links. Custom mounts up to 4 diameter shafts can be manufactured as special order. Coronado lxd75 heavy duty german equatorial mount, with tripod. Cgx equatorial mount and tripod celestron telescopes. Pictured here is a simple configuration of the classic altazimuth telescope mount.
And when i started into astronomy some 50 years ago, the general advice was that one. Great astrophotography gear on a mediocre mount will give far worse results than okay gear on an excellent mount. Some rather old heavy duty pillar drills will also mill within limits with work held in a cross vice. Best equatorial mount for astrophotography 2020 buyers. The cassini c9005eq3 telescope is mounted on a heavy duty german equatorial mount. It is a computerized goto german equatorial mount with a database of over 40,000 objects in space to find. Finally, the celestron cgx mount, which is the most heavy duty of all the options with a payload capacity of 55 pounds 25 kg.
German equatorial mounts have a huge range in prices. Lxd75 heavy duty german equatorial mount, with tripod. You need a mount that is rigid and sturdy that will hold your telescope solidly and not move in the. This software bisque paramount mx heavy duty robotic german equatorial mount has 90 pound payload capacity and a broad range of advanced features and capabilities that will keep you focused on the universe and not your equipment. Heavy duty beltdrive system minimizes backlash while providing smooth motor operation under heavy loads.
Van biesbroeck, george 18801974 yerkes observatory type. They have highresolution encoders on both axes, with goto driving systems. In order to have us complete a conversion for you, we must have the mount. Losmandy gm8 equatorial mount with tuckedin motors, lw tripod, and gemini 2 goto system gm8g. Rs232 port for mount firmware upgrade and ascom control resolution. The skywatcher eq5 mount with aluminium tripod is a sturdy and heavy duty equatorial mount for the professional astronomer. The byers series iv german equatorial heavy duty mounting is truely unique. This is heavy to carry around for small light scopes but worth it since tracking is reliable. Heavy duty altazimuth mount for use with binoculars, spotting scopes or telescopes. It is said you should buy the best mount you can afford. The orion atlas computerized equatorial mount comes with a oneyear limited warranty from orion.
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