Appendix A. Technical Specifications
Mount | German Equatorial Mount | |
Payload | 45 lb (20kg) |
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Mount weight | 20 lb (11.4kg) |
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Payload/Mount weight | 1.75 |
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Right Ascension worm wheel | Φ130mm, 216 teeth aluminum |
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Declination worm wheel | Φ115mm, 192 teeth aluminum |
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Right Ascension axis shaft | Φ50mm steel |
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Declination axis shaft | Φ40mm steel |
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Right Ascension bearing | Φ80mm angular contact bearing |
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Declination bearing | Φ68mm angular contact bearing |
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Worm gears | Brass |
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Motor drive | Planetary Gear Reducer DC servo with encoder |
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Resolution | 0.09 arc seconds |
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Transmission | Synchronous belt/Gear |
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Latitude adjustment range | 5º ~ 70º |
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Azimuth adjustment range | ± 6º |
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GPS | Internal |
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Polar Scope | Yes. (with dark field illumination) |
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Level indicator | Precision bubble |
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Hand Controller | Go2NovaTM 8407 with 358,000 objects database |
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PEC | Permanent PEC |
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Tracking | Automatic |
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Speed | 1×,2×,8×,16×,64×,128×,256×,512×,MAX(~4º/sec) | |
Counterweight bar | Φ28mm |
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Counterweight | 11 lb (5kg) X 2 (included) |
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Tripod | 2” Stainless Steel (16.5lb or 7.5kg) |
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Dovetail | 3.5"VIXEN and |
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Power consumption | 0.25A(Tracking), 1.2A(GOTO) |
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Power requirement | 12V DC(11 ~ 15V), 2Amp |
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AC adapter | 100V ~ 240V (included) |
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Serial port | Yes (on hand controller) |
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RS232 port | Yes (on mount) |
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Autoguide port | Yes |
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Firmware upgrade | Yes |
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PC computer control | Yes (ASCOM) |
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Operation temperature |
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