TRIPOD:
•All machined aluminum
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•Fixed hieght Tripod with dual leg support
•Tripod legs are 48.5" long
•Tripod hieght is 49" high (fully extended with column attached)
•Tripod weight approximately 20 pounds
•Weight of equatorial head 31 pounds
CONTROLSYSTEM:
•Diamond push button pattern
•Hand Control: Reversible R.A. and DEC, Autoguider ready (use an autoguider and the hand control at the same time)
•Two photo guide rates: .3x, and .5x sidereal
•Three slew rates: 8x, 16x, and 20x (double button hand control, see chapter on Hand Control use)
•Quartz tracking rates; Sidereal, Solar, Lunar, King
•Periodic Error Correction (PEC)
•Accepts
•Northern and Southern Hemisphere operation
•Backlash compensation for declination axis.
•12 Volt DC - 500 MA power use
Note: All specifications are stated for the Celestron CM telescopes using the standard accessories. Also, these specifications are approximate and subject to change without notice.
