Paramount ME II Control system electronics MKS 5000 (Fifth generation)
Counterweight shaft 47 cm (18.5 in.) x 4.8 cm (1.875 in.)
Counterweights 14 kg (30 lb), two included
Declination bearing 8-in (48 contact points)
Declination gear diameter 9.5 in.
Declination housing 5 in. x 0.5 in. wall 6061 aluminum tubing
Declination shaft diameter 3.0 in.
Declination worm diameter 1.0 in.
Hours past meridian (track and slew) 2
Maximum slew speed* 4 degrees per second in right ascension and declination* *Maximum Slew Speed Disclaimer The factory default of 80% maximum slew rate works well with most payloads over a wide range of temperatures.
Paramount mounts can slew at the maximum slew rate with a balanced payload that is approximately 50% or less of the total rated capacity, when the spring plunger pressure adjusted to factory standards at moderate ambient temperatures. As the mass of the payload increases, and/or the ambient temperature decreases, the mount may not be able to maintain maximum slew speeds.
When near or above the stated capacity of the mount, or during cold temperature operation, slower maximum slew speeds and lower accelerations will be required.
Motor diameter 2.3 in.
Motor torque 30 in-oz
On axis encoder (optional)
Physical hard stop position Configurable
Power supply 221 W (+48VDC, 4.6A max.)
Right ascension bearing 8 in. (48 contact points)
Right ascension gear diameter 11.4 in.
Right ascension housing 7 in. x 0.5 in. wall
6061 aluminum tubing
Right ascension shaft diameter 3.0 in.
Right ascension worm diameter 1.0 in.
Software included TheSkyX Professional Edition for Mac TheSkyX Professional Edition for Windows TPoint Add On (Mac and Windows) Camera Add On (Mac and Windows) Multi-OS and Six License Add On for Mac and Windows Bisque Observatory Software Suite
Through the mount cabling Large diameter cable conduits. Cables can be run through the mount without altering polar alignment, removing the optical tube assembly, or altering the polar alignment and no mount disassembly is required.
Smaller diameter cable conduits, some mount disassembly required when adding cables.
USB ports on Instrument Panel Two (2)
Weight (mount body with no payload) 38 kg (84 lb)
Weight capacity (total payload without counterweights) 109 kg (240 lb)
FLAT BOX ARTESKY - Technology MADE IN ITALY
LED flat field generator with fully illuminated area for creating high-quality flat field images for astrophotography.
Thanks to LED technology, a colour-neutal, pure white image is generated for very good flats also with colour cameras
The image is absolutely flicker-free, thus using very short exposure times is possible
The Flat Box generator has the newest LED technology.
The image is perfectly white and flicker-free, allowing even short exposure times.
The generator offers 550 mm perfectly evenly illuminated area.
Remote use - USB interface
The Artesky FLAT USB BOX can be used with the dedicated software, all the commands are performed with the USB interface below.
You will have the possibility to turn on/off your FLAT BOX from a PC, ideal for those who have a remote telescope or for more comfort in the field.
The brightness values are more precise than the normal FLAT BOX, ranging from 0 to 255 and can be customized for each channel: LRGB-HA-OIII-SII
For each shooting channel you can also set the exposure time in seconds.
You can save your personalization via File> Save and reopen it if necessary with File> Open
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