telescope goto mounts
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
Switching from GOTO to Manual?
I have a Celestron Nexstar “GOTO” telescope and I am wondering if I could switch the mount to an Equatorial mount? Can I use my optical tube and put it on an Equatorial? If so could I use my old tripod? I just want it to be more stable so I can take pictures without it trembling the entire time.
Yes you can but be careful!
Congragulations on buying a expensive telescope and don’t break it LOL!
Sky-Watcher Auto-Tracking Telescope
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Celestron CG-5C Computerized GoTo Equatorial Mount with Tripod. $1,249.95 New German Equatorial mount has precision worm gears on both axes for extremely smooth stability. The key element that makes this system the most stable in its class is the NEW heavy-duty tripod with larger and more substantial legs that offer excellent damping characteristics for more stable views. The CG-5 also has a convenient latitude scale for easier alignment and an optional polar finder sco… |
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Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount with GoTo Controller $1,399.95 The new standard in affordable, heavy-duty GoTo mounts, the Atlas EQ-G is now available with GoTo or dual-axis (non-GoTo) hand controller. The mount supports tube assemblies of up to 40 lbs. and boasts 2″-diameter stainless steel legs. Internal DC stepper motors offer nine slew rates ranging from 2x to 800x sidereal and three tracking rates: sidereal, lunar, and solar. With the GoTo controller, se… |
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Celestron C9 1/4-SGT Advanced Series 9 1/4 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope with CG-5 GT Computerized EQ Mount & XLT Coatings $1,099.00 For a completely automated GoTo system, the C91/4-SGT (#11046) comes mounted on the CG-5GT computerized EQ mount and allows access to features like automatic star alignment capability and GoTo slewing to over 40,000 objects. Equipped with high speed motors and hand control, the C91/4-SGT allows you to remotely slew your telescope to desired objects quickly and accurately. The 9 1/4″ was specifical… |
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TwinStar White 4.5 iOptron Computer Controlled Reflector Telescope $349.99 This telescope is ideal for backyard astronomy enthusiasts or older children with space on the brain. Simply align the telescope with the North Star, choose the object you want to see on the handheld controller and the computerized mount does the rest. Wi… |