Product Overview
HIGH-RESOLUTION ABSOLUTE ENCODER ON BOTH RA/DEC AXIS
With the High-Resolution ABSOLUTE ENCODER on both RA/DEC axis, is possible to have accurate pointing and keep the mount orientation also after a shutdown.
DUAL DEC
Thanks to the Dual Dec option, it is possible to use the second telescope as a counterweight itself, allowing a significant reduction of the use of the counterweights.
The possibilities to move the DEC arm towards the RA axis (with the same mechanism and concept of the M-zero, M-uno, and M-due mounts), facilitate the balancing procedure allowing to use as less as counterweight possible or even without any counterweight at all.
Slew Speed: up to 10° / sec
StarGo2 Pro
The mount is controlled by the StarGo2 Pro, a real in one astrophotographic setup management system for Mount, CCD cameras, Focuser and comes with the following features:
Raspberry pi 4 based
Compatible with all the Linux astronomical software (Kstar, Stellarium, Carte du Ciel, etc.)
4” Touch Screen Display on StarGo2 Pro case embedded
Connection mode:
- HARDWARE CONNECTION
- Mode 1: StarGo2 Pro as Hotspot
- Mode 2: StarGo2 Pro connected to your network, via LAN or Wi-Fi
- SOFTWARE CONNECTION
- Desktop remote connection to the StarGo2 Pro Operative System - Raspberry Pi4 - for a full setup control - mount, CCD cameras, focuser etc.
- Multiplatform Web App, for the system network connection and the mount function management
- 1 audio port, 2 USB 2.0 ports.
- 2 USB 3.0 ports, 1 Ethernet port
- 2 x 12-volt power out ports
- 1 x variable 6 – 12 volts power out port
- 1 x Keypad
- Aux 1 RJ port with ASCOM and INDI driver ready to be used SkySafari direct connection
Driver:
- INDI (Linux, Mac O.S.)
- ASCOM Alpaca (Windows O.S.)
Finally a real in one astrophotographic setup management system for:
Mount - CCD cameras - Focuser
Dual Dec fully rotating axis
The M-Due comes with a fully rotating declination axis, which allows the use of a second clamp to hold a second OTA
Specifications
| Technical DataTable | |
| Type | Single arm fork equatorial mount |
| Encoder | High Resolution Absolute Encoder |
| Capacity | 38 kg single telescope setup, 50 kg double telescope setup. |
| Transmission system | All belts drive system based on four stages reducer. All the movements are on ball bearings. No maintenance and no backlash system. Pulleys made with special polymer fiberglass charged and high precision toothed belts. |
| Construction Material | Anodized aluminium, worked out from single blocks with high precision 5 axis CNC machines |
| Slew Speed | up to 10° / sec |
| Polar Finder | Skywatcher model |
| GOTO system | StarGo2 Pro |
| Counterweight bar | Dovetail 3" clamp |
| Counterweight | 2 kg counterweight |
| Scope plate | Losmandy, 3" (75mm), dovetail, single knob with 2 tightening point |
| Warranty | 2 years from the purchase date, extended to 5 years for the transmission system |
