{"title":"Avalon LINEAR","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe LINEAR fast-reverse mounts, plus flange kits, counterweights, extenders and polar adapters. Part of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/avalon-instruments-1rgv\"\u003eAvalon Instruments\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"linear-bluetooth","title":"LINEAR Bluetooth","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe Linear Fast Reverse is an innovative telescope mount designed for astronomical imaging and manufactured in Italy by Avalon Instruments Srl, a company with more than 30 years of experience in the field of high precision mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eMarketed with the Avalon Instruments trademark, this mount ranks in the medium-size mount range with a weight capacity around 20-25 kg (44 – 55 lb), imaging and observing, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eLiner Fast Reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e project rises from the passion for astronomy and mechanics taking advantage of more than 20 years of experience and testing, lots of star parties, and spending countless hours under starry skies, with any type of instrumentation. Since the great majority of the problems regards the mount, both design and manufacture have been focused on realizing amount such to overcome technical troubles. Let’s start with the mount, which we consider the main innovation, by explaining the reasons why we chose to switch from the traditional worms and gears mechanism to a new transmission system based on pulleys and tooth belts, for both right ascension and declination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003ePulleys and toothed belts, zero-backlash!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis choice has allowed obtaining several advantages: a really steady motion without play (no backlash) and sudden peaks, factors of paramount relevance for long guided exposures, and during high magnification visual observations. These features are of particular relevance especially for the declination axis motor that can now quickly reverse the motion without breaks to recover the plays: from here the mount name FAST REVERSE. The toothed belts used in the M-uno have a structure made of special material with steel strands to avoid any deformation, elongation, and stress, much better than those used in the automotive engine distribution system (which are generally made of rubber with nylon strands). Considering that the service time for the automotive toothed belts is around 100.000 km (60.000 miles), assuming a medium regime of 2.000 rpm and thermal stress from 0 to 90°C (30 to 195 F) in a few minutes, we can think that the life cycle of the Linear toothed belts will be extremely long!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eIt is important to underline that in the gear-worm systems the motion transmission has only one tangent point of contact, any errors on each of the two components will, sooner or later, result in a tracking error.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eOn the other hand, in the pulley-toothed belt system, no direct contact occurs between the pulley, and the motion is transmitted by the belt engaging from 50% to 90% of the girth surface. Consequently, any error, eventually present, is averaged among the cogs, moreover soft, greatly reducing the tracking error.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo wear, no frictions!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo wearing effects since no relevant frictions occur. In fact, all the pulleys and the axes rotate on roller bearings, 13 for the RA axis and 13 for the DEC axis allow to reduce the total friction almost to zero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eAnother significant advantage of very low frictions is that the risks of motor slipping during GOTO operation are virtually null.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the contrary, it is well known the difficulty to regulate the coupling between gear and worm in conventional mounts. If the coupling is tight the motors can stuck with consequent loss of position, if the coupling is too loose the plays increase.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the other hand, the absence of significant play in the M-uno makes the initial calibration of guiding CCD quick and easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo lubrifications, no maintenance!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eSince there are no gears, there is no need for periodical lubrication of the internal components and therefore the maintenance is extremely reduced and limited to the external cleaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis Product Includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Head with StarGO GoTO control system Bluetooth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolar scope installed in the mount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLosmandy type dovetail plate for the telescope installation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTripod plate and screws for fixing the mount to the tripod.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounterweight rod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 kg stainless steel counterweight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeypad connecting cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower Supply 15V\/4 A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty Certificate \u0026amp; Testing Certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetric Allen Wrench key set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM8 screw for extreme latitudes regulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB flash drive with manuals and software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013721157743,"sku":"AV-1LNR002","price":8123.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/Linear_sito7__75840.jpg?v=1766560670"},{"product_id":"linear-wi-fi","title":"LINEAR Wi-Fi","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe Linear Fast Reverse is an innovative telescope mount designed for astronomical imaging and manufactured in Italy by Avalon Instruments Srl, a company with more than 30 years of experience in the field of high precision mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eMarketed with the Avalon Instruments trademark, this mount ranks in the medium-size mount range with a weight capacity around 20-25 kg (44 – 55 lb), imaging and observing, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eLiner Fast Reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e project rises from the passion for astronomy and mechanics taking advantage of more than 20 years of experience and testing, lots of star parties, and spending countless hours under starry skies, with any type of instrumentation. Since the great majority of the problems regards the mount, both design and manufacture have been focused on realizing amount such to overcome technical troubles. Let’s start with the mount, which we consider the main innovation, by explaining the reasons why we chose to switch from the traditional worms and gears mechanism to a new transmission system based on pulleys and tooth belts, for both right ascension and declination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003ePulleys and toothed belts, zero-backlash!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis choice has allowed obtaining several advantages: a really steady motion without play (no backlash) and sudden peaks, factors of paramount relevance for long guided exposures, and during high magnification visual observations. These features are of particular relevance especially for the declination axis motor that can now quickly reverse the motion without breaks to recover the plays: from here the mount name FAST REVERSE. The toothed belts used in the M-uno have a structure made of special material with steel strands to avoid any deformation, elongation, and stress, much better than those used in the automotive engine distribution system (which are generally made of rubber with nylon strands). Considering that the service time for the automotive toothed belts is around 100.000 km (60.000 miles), assuming a medium regime of 2.000 rpm and thermal stress from 0 to 90°C (30 to 195 F) in a few minutes, we can think that the life cycle of the Linear toothed belts will be extremely long!\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIt is important to underline that in the gear-worm systems the motion transmission has only one tangent point of contact, any errors on each of the two components will, sooner or later, result in tracking errors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eOn the other hand, in the pulley-toothed belt system, no direct contact occurs between the pulley, and the motion is transmitted by the belt engaging from 50% to 90% of the girth surface. Consequently, any error, eventually present, is averaged among the cogs, moreover soft, greatly reducing the tracking error.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThese features allow the Linear mount to perform guided exposures up to 20-30 minutes with punctiform stars even with optics of 2-3 meters of focal length (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.avalon-instruments.com\/support\/13-troubleshooting\/117-phd2-guide-suggested-parameters\" target=\"_self\" title=\"See our suggested PHD2 guide parameters table\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(230, 28, 25); text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 400ms ease 0s, background-color 400ms ease 0s;\"\u003esee our suggested PHD2 guide parameters table\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo wear, no frictions!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo wearing effects since no relevant frictions occur. In fact, all the pulleys and the axes rotate on roller bearings, 13 for the RA axis and 13 for the DEC axis that allowing reducing the total friction almost to zero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eAnother significant advantage of very low frictions is that the risks of motor slipping during GOTO operation is virtually null.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the contrary, it is well known the difficulty to regulate the coupling between gear and worm in conventional mounts. If the coupling is tight the motors can stuck with consequent loss of position, if the coupling is too loose the plays increase.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the other hand, the absence of significant play in the M-uno makes the initial calibration of guiding CCD quick and easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo lubrifications, no maintenance!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eSince there are no gears, there is no need for periodical lubrication of the internal components and therefore the maintenance is extremely reduced and limited to the external cleaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis Product Includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eMount Head with StarGO GoTO control system Wi-Fi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003ePolar scope installed in the mount\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eLosmandy type dovetail plate for the telescope installation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eTripod plate and screws for fixing the mount to the tripod.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eCounterweight rod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e6 kg stainless steel counterweight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eKeypad connecting cable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003ePower Supply 15V\/4 A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eWarranty Certificate \u0026amp; Testing Certificate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eMetric Allen Wrench key set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eM8 screw for extreme latitudes regulation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eUSB flash drive with manuals and software\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013721288815,"sku":"AV-1LNR001","price":8221.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/Linear_sito7__72117.jpg?v=1766560677"},{"product_id":"full-belts-kit-for-linear-m-uno","title":"Full Belts Kit for Linear\/M-uno","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; 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font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis kit includes the smaller and the medium belts of the M-zero, Linear and M-uno Belt Drive System for both axis (RA and DEC).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Product Includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x timing belts, MXL025, 92 teeth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 x timing belts, MXL050, 92 teeth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013722468463,"sku":"AV-9BLT001","price":115.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/Avalon-basic-belts-kit-02__22193.jpg?v=1766560731"},{"product_id":"linear-fixed-flange-kit","title":"LINEAR FIXED FLANGE KIT","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Product Includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 fixed flange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 M8x16 TCEI screw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 M10x25 TSPEI screw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013724860527,"sku":"AV-9KBF001","price":259.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/linear-fixed-flange_03-rit-1000__69385.jpg?v=1766560830"},{"product_id":"linear-6-kg-counterweight","title":"LINEAR 6 Kg COUNTERWEIGHT","description":"\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e6 kg. counterweight\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013725024367,"sku":"AV-9CNT006","price":234.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/counterweights_06-kg-1000_bw_light__94954.jpg?v=1766560839"},{"product_id":"linear-4-kg-counterweight","title":"LINEAR 4 KG COUNTERWEIGHT","description":"\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-custom-position\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e4 kg. counterweight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013725188207,"sku":"AV-9CNT005","price":193.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/counterweights_04-kg-1000_bw_light__71281.jpg?v=1766560844"},{"product_id":"linear-3-kg-counterweight","title":"LINEAR 3 Kg COUNTERWEIGHT","description":"\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-custom-position\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e3 kg. counterweight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013725286511,"sku":"AV-9CNT004","price":177.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/counterweights_03-kg-1000_bw__53895.jpg?v=1766560848"},{"product_id":"linear-2-kg-counterweight","title":"LINEAR 2 Kg COUNTERWEIGHT","description":"\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-custom-position\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e2 kg. counterweight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013725581423,"sku":"AV-9CNT003","price":160.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/counterweights_02-kg-1000_bw__14415.jpg?v=1766560852"},{"product_id":"linear-extender","title":"LINEAR EXTENDER","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Product Includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinear Extender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 X M8 fixing knobs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013727023215,"sku":"AV-9EXT001","price":430.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/extended-linear-1000_squared-gray-light__98282.jpg?v=1766560919"},{"product_id":"linear-m-uno-losmandy-polars-adapt","title":"LINEAR\/M-UNO LOSMANDY POLARS. ADAPT.","description":"LINEAR\/M-UNO LOSMANDY POLARS. ADAPT.","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013729579119,"sku":"AV-9APS001","price":57.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/linear-m-uno-losmandy-polarscope-adapter_281_29__83840.jpg?v=1766561022"},{"product_id":"linear-polemaster-adapter","title":"LINEAR POLEMASTER ADAPTER","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"sp-component\" class=\"col-sm-8 col-md-8\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; float: left; width: 892.656px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sp-column \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-container productdetails-view productdetails\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;\"\u003ePolemaster adapter for Linear Mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013729742959,"sku":"AV-9APS004","price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/polemaster-adapter-linear_06-1000x10001__45115.jpg?v=1766561032"},{"product_id":"linear-wi-fi-black","title":"LINEAR Wi-Fi Black","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe Linear Fast Reverse is an innovative telescope mount designed for astronomical imaging and manufactured in Italy by Avalon Instruments Srl, a company with more than 30 years of experience in the field of high precision mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eMarketed with the Avalon Instruments trademark, this mount ranks in the medium-size mount range with a weight capacity around 20-25 kg (44 – 55 lb), imaging and observing, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eLiner Fast Reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e project rises from the passion for astronomy and mechanics taking advantage of more than 20 years of experience and testing, lots of star parties, and spending countless hours under starry skies, with any type of instrumentation. Since the great majority of the problems regards the mount, both design and manufacture have been focused on realizing amount to overcome technical troubles. Let’s start with the mount, which we consider the main innovation, by explaining the reasons why we chose to switch from the traditional worms and gears mechanism to a new transmission system based on pulleys and tooth belts, for both right ascension and declination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003ePulleys and toothed belts, zero-backlash!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis choice has allowed obtaining several advantages: a really steady motion without play (no backlash) and sudden peaks, factors of paramount relevance for long guided exposures and during high magnification visual observations. These features are of particular relevance, especially for the declination axis motor that can now quickly reverse the motion without breaks to recover the plays: from here the mount name FAST REVERSE. The toothed belts used in the M-uno have a structure made of special material with steel strands to avoid any deformation, elongation and stress, much better than those used in the automotive engine distribution system (which are generally made of rubber with nylon strands). Considering that the service time for the automotive toothed belts is around 100.000 km (60.000 miles), assuming a medium regime of 2.000 rpm and thermal stress from 0 to 90°C (30 to 195 F) in a few minutes, we can think that the life cycle of the Linear toothed belts will be extremely long!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eIt is important to underline that in the gear-worm systems the motion transmission has only one tangent point of contact, any errors on each of the two components will, sooner or later, result in tracking errors.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the other hand, in the pulley-toothed belt system, no direct contact occurs between the pulley, and the motion is transmitted by the belt engaging from 50% to 90% of the girth surface. Consequently, any error, eventually present, is averaged among the cogs, moreover soft, greatly reducing the tracking error.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo wear, no frictions!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo wearing effects since no relevant frictions occur. In fact, all the pulleys and the axes rotate on roller bearings, 13 for the RA axis and 13 for the DEC axis that allowing reducing the total friction almost to zero.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAnother significant advantage of very low frictions is that the risks of motor slipping during GOTO operation is virtually null.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the contrary, it is well known the difficulty to regulate the coupling between gear and worm in conventional mounts. If the coupling is tight the motors can stuck with consequent loss of position, if the coupling is too loose the plays increase.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the other hand, the absence of significant play in the M-uno makes the initial calibration of guiding CCD quick and easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo lubrifications, no maintenance!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eSince there are no gears, there is no need of periodical lubrication of the internal components and therefore the maintenance is extremely reduced and limited to the external cleaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(141, 20, 20); margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eConcluding remarks\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe Linear mount is specifically designed for mobile astroimagers, with some peculiar features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e performances in guided imaging, even with high focal lengths, up to 3 meters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSimple\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eoriginal design\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eReally portable\u003c\/strong\u003e and lightweight, with its useful handle and a weight of only 12 kg (26,4 lb) , without counterweight and bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ePayload capacity up to 20 kg (44 lb) in imaging (best choice 15\/18 kg, 33\/40 lb) High-quality manufacturing, all parts are being designed for long-lasting use, made of anodized aluminum and stainless steel, directly milling obtained from single blocks thanks to high precision 5 axes CNC machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eReliable and performing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eEasy to use,\u003c\/strong\u003e in both mechanical solutions and as far as the pointing procedure is of concern. For this latter, in fact, the SYN SCAN by Skywatcher has been adopted, one of the most used and reliable in the world, having one of the lowest cost-to-performance ratios, that can be easily and freely updated on the Internet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eChinese mounts apart, the LINEAR is the \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003echeapest mount\u003c\/strong\u003e, among those with the same capacity in the whole world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eEasily suitable to the main commercial tripods, such as Baader AHT, Skywatcher, and several others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Product Includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Head with StarGO GoTO control system Bluetooth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolar scope installed in the mount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLosmandy type dovetail plate for the telescope installation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTripod plate and screws for fixing the mount to the tripod.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounterweight rod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 kg stainless steel counterweight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeypad connecting cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower Supply 15V\/4 A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty Certificate \u0026amp; Testing Certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetric Allen Wrench key set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM8 screw for extreme latitudes regulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB flash drive with manuals and software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013735018607,"sku":"AV-1LNRB01","price":8221.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/linear-all-black-03-1000-dark__84436.jpg?v=1766561203"},{"product_id":"linear-bluetooth-black","title":"LINEAR Bluetooth Black","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe Linear Fast Reverse is an innovative telescope mount designed for astronomical imaging and manufactured in Italy by Avalon Instruments Srl, a company with more than 30 years of experience in the field of high precision mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eMarketed with the Avalon Instruments trademark, this mount ranks in the medium-size mount range with a weight capacity around 20-25 kg (44 – 55 lb), imaging and observing, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eLiner Fast Reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e project rises from the passion for astronomy and mechanics taking advantage of more than 20 years of experience and testing, lots of star parties, and spending countless hours under starry skies, with any type of instrumentation. Since the great majority of the problems regards the mount, both design and manufacture have been focused on realizing amount such to overcome technical troubles. Let’s start with the mount, which we consider the main innovation, by explaining the reasons why we chose to switch from the traditional worms and gears mechanism to a new transmission system based on pulleys and tooth belts, for both right ascension and declination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003ePulleys and toothed belts, zero-backlash!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis choice has allowed obtaining several advantages: a really steady motion without play (no backlash) and sudden peaks, factors of paramount relevance for long guided exposures, and during high magnification visual observations. These features are of particular relevance, especially for the declination axis motor that can now quickly reverse the motion without breaks to recover the plays: from here the mount name FAST REVERSE. The toothed belts used in the M-uno have a structure made of special material with steel strands to avoid any deformation, elongation, and stress, much better than those used in the automotive engine distribution system (which are generally made of rubber with nylon strands). Considering that the service time for the automotive toothed belts is around 100.000 km (60.000 miles), assuming a medium regime of 2.000 rpm and thermal stress from 0 to 90°C (30 to 195 F) in a few minutes, we can think that the life cycle of the Linear toothed belts will be extremely long!\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIt is important to underline that in the gear-worm systems the motion transmission has only one tangent point of contact, any errors on each of the two components will, sooner or later, result in tracking errors.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the other hand, in the pulley-toothed belt system, no direct contact occurs between the pulley, and the motion is transmitted by the belt engaging from 50% to 90% of the girth surface. Consequently, any error, eventually present, is averaged among the cogs, moreover soft, greatly reducing the tracking error.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo wear, no frictions!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo wearing effects since no relevant frictions occur. In fact, all the pulleys and the axes rotate on roller bearings, 13 for the RA axis and 13 for the DEC axis that allowing reducing the total friction almost to zero.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAnother significant advantage of very low frictions is that the risks of motor slipping during GOTO operation is virtually null.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the contrary, it is well known the difficulty to regulate the coupling between gear and worm in conventional mounts. If the coupling is tight the motors can stuck with consequent loss of position, if the coupling is too loose the plays increase.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOn the other hand, the absence of significant play in the M-uno makes the initial calibration of guiding CCD quick and easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNo lubrifications, no maintenance!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eSince there are no gears, there is no need for periodical lubrication of the internal components and therefore the maintenance is extremely reduced and limited to the external cleaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Audiowide, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eConcluding remarks\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe Linear mount is specifically designed for mobile astroimagers, with some peculiar features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e performances in guided imaging, even with high focal lengths, up to 3 meters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSimple\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eoriginal design\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eReally portable\u003c\/strong\u003e and lightweight, with its useful handle and a weight of only 12 kg (26,4 lb) , without counterweight and bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ePayload capacity up to 20 kg (44 lb) in imaging (best choice 15\/18 kg, 33\/40 lb) High-quality manufacturing, all parts are being designed for long-lasting use, made of anodized aluminum and stainless steel, directly milling obtained from single blocks thanks to high precision 5 axes CNC machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eReliable and performing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eEasy to use,\u003c\/strong\u003e in both mechanical solutions and as far as the pointing procedure is of concern. For this latter, in fact, the SYN SCAN by Skywatcher has been adopted, one of the most used and reliable in the world, having one of the lowest cost-to-performance ratios, that can be easily and freely updated on the Internet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eChinese mounts apart, the LINEAR is the \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003echeapest mount\u003c\/strong\u003e, among those with the same capacity in the whole world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eEasily suitable to the main commercial tripods, such as Baader AHT, Skywatcher, and several others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Product Includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Head with StarGO GoTO control system Bluetooth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolar scope installed in the mount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLosmandy type dovetail plate for the telescope installation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTripod plate and screws for fixing the mount to the tripod.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounterweight rod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 kg stainless steel counterweight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeypad connecting cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower Supply 15V\/4 A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty Certificate \u0026amp; Testing Certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetric Allen Wrench key set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM8 screw for extreme latitudes regulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB flash drive with manuals and software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Avalon Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013735149679,"sku":"AV-1LNRB02","price":8123.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/linear-all-black-03-1000_252520_25281_2529__71851.1682640953.1280.1280.jpg?v=1766561209"}],"url":"https:\/\/ontariotelescope.com\/collections\/avalon-linear.oembed","provider":"Ontario Telescope and Accessories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}