iOptron AZ Pro Mount Self-Align
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Sorry about the low production quality here. Daylight? Really? Bad planning.
This is one of the easiest, most compact and most capable mounts I've used. I'll give you the two negatives: no azimuth clutch (need power to turn it horizontally) and no Equatorial mode (which is fine unless you want to do serious astrophotography).
The reset is all positive: light, compact, comes with small case, built-in battery, built-in wifi. That makes a really portable grab and go mount.
It's rated for 30-lbs (though I wouldn't go near that) and it has the capability (with adapter) to mount a second scope in place of a counterweight.
It's a very easy mount to align with its built-in GPS. Generally, you walk away to get the rest of your gear and it's waiting for you to center it at a target. Then away you Go To.
I’m a visual, manual Star hop Luddite who loves to sketch. I just installed new slow speed control knobs on my ScopeTech Zero and spent more time last night struggling with finding the knobs (I routinely knocked out focus each time reaching for the Alt knob). So here I find myself looking at something like this that would certainly make sketching more enjoyable.
Thanks for the video.
I’m all for simple. This is still far more complex than manual, but as as full GoTo go, this one is pretty clean.
Nice setup
How much do they cost and great video sir, I'm starting out from the beginning and need as much help as possible
Great, what’s the weight of the counterweight you have used? How did you balance it? It’s easier on EQ mount on both Dec and RA, but I am new to Alt-AZ , so little challenging to figure out the ‘balance’ point.
If I recall, I got it close and didn't worry about it much. I suppose with high magnification astrophotography, it matters... Here's an article (cloudynights.com is the source for just about any discussion): www.cloudynights.com/topic/796444-ioptron-az-mount-pro-balancing-in-azimuth/
Go Gators!
Yes.! Even in th elean years! Go --;==;
Around what would be the exposure limit if I wanted to take long exposure photos with a 300mm lens & dslr? Could it work for 10-20 seconds without serious field rotation?
there's some rule of thumb where NON-TRACKING the max exposure without star trails is 1/(focal length). Field rotation is a different, slower effect.(360 degrees/24 hours). So, yeah, give it a shot. Astrophotography is it's own black hole of expertise, time, and money. It has a lot of forums and special interest groups out there (because it's complicated). Those specialists can give you advice that, oh, accurate. :) The "Nebula Photos" YT channel is very good.
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from which website did you buy it from?
I tend to buy used off of Astromart or cloudynights