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Looking for a mount with better tracking accuracy? These mounts are beautiful and precise with American-made quality and an approachable price.
Introduced the New Spring Loaded Worm Now Included with every G11T
Made in the USA
Take the G-11 one step further! This mount includes an upgraded RA axis and increases the payload to 75 lbs for astrophotography!
Specifications
G11GT FEATURES
- Photographic instrument weight capacity 75 lbs
- Tracking: +/- 5 arc sec. or better
- Low temperature operation: 0 F
- Equatorial Head Weight 62 lbs.
- Splits into two pieces for transport: R.A. 44 lbs and DEC. 18 lbs
- Removable counterweight shaft with safety stop; 1.25” diameter
- Includes one 21 lb weight
- Split dovetail saddle plate design. Works with both Losmandy Style and Vixen Dovetails
- Dovetail plate drops in and locks allowing for interchanging of any tube assembly - reduces the need for DEC weights.
- Off axis polar scope, works in Northern and Southern hemisphere (Polar Scope Optional)
- 7 lb and 11 lb extra counterweights available
SPECIFICATION: R.A. AXIS
- All machined aluminum and stainless steel, black anodized.
- Shaft 1.96” diameter stainless steel tubing, .250” wall thickness
- Worm Gear 6.750” diameter, 270 tooth, 7075 aluminum - special coating
- Worm precision ground brass
- Single piece worm housing construction, double ended, ball bearing supported with adjustable preload
- 5.062” diameter needle thrust bearings
- 3.500” diameter sealed ball bearings
- 3.100” diameter sealed ball bearings for worm gear.
- Fully locking, unique tangent arm design altitude adjustment, 12-70 degrees, large knob for easy alignment.
- Laser engraved latitude scale in 2 degree increments.
- Single knob azimuth control, bi-directional +/- 10 degrees, X/Y axis leveling bubbles.
- Variable slip clutch, 6.0” diameter one knob design.
- 360 degree DEC. axis rotation allowing for continuous photographing through the meridian.
- Fully enclosed R.A. worm gear.
- RA Axis weight 44 lbs.
SPECIFICATION: DEC AXIS
- All machined aluminum and stainless steel, black anodized.
- All stainless steel hardware
- One 3.750” diameter needle thrust bearings
- One 2.000” diameter needle thrust bearings
- Two 1.500” diameter needle bearings
- 5.625” diameter, 7075 aluminum worm gear, 360 tooth
- Dual supported ball bearing housed ground High Precision Brass Wrom.
- Variable slip clutch, one knob design.
- 1.250” diameter stainless steel shaft.
- DEC. Axis weight 18 lbs.
Folding HD Tripod
All machined aluminum, black anodized
Tripod height, adjustable from 33” - 48”
Folding leg design for easy transporting.
Tripod weight 35 lbs.
DRIVE ELECTRONIC OPTIONS - (G) GEMINI GOTO
GEMINI 2 GOTO ELECTRONICS (G)
- Full Color Graphic Touch Screen clearly displays all functions.
- Classic four-button pattern for guiding, centering, moving and slewing on both the touch screen and tactile membrane on the rear.
- Periodic Error Correction (PEC).
- Programmable DEC. Backlash Compensation (TVC).
- Control panel dimmer, Day and Night Modes.
- Accepts auto-guider systems.
- Northern and Southern Hemisphere operation.
- Tiltable control panel for easy access.
- Stand Alone System. No PC required
- Ethernet 10/100 with full IP function permits operation from anywhere using a browser, ASCOM, or app over the web or Serial Port
- DC Servos for imporved accuracy with higher torque than steppers
- Non-Volatile Memory and Real-Time Clock
- English, German, French & Spanish displays
- Over 40,000 objects
- USB ports; Virtual COM to PC, ASCOM or planetarium program.
- Firmware upgrade via internet
- Auto Guide Port (TTL)
- Dual 12-18V DC input/output (3.0A)
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