What is home position on a telescope?
What is home position on a telescope?
The home position of the mount is the position where the telescope is pointing at the NCP (north celestial pole) or SCP(south celestial pole). This is accomplished by setting the mount with the balance (counter-weight) bar pointed downwards and the scope aimed north or south (as appropriate).
Who makes Skywatcher mounts?
the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan
Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan (Synta Taiwan) that markets telescopes and astronomical equipment, like mounts and eyepieces, aimed at the amateur astronomical market.
What is the home position?
The home position is the default origin point on a CNC, set when the machine is started up. Most current CNCs have a startup routine where the machine goes to the extents of each axis, does a little dance and ends up in what’s usually referred to as the “home” position.
What is the Alt Az home position?
The ETX “Alt/Az” Home Position The home position for the ETX is with the telescope optical tube level and pointed in the direction of either True North or Magnetic North.
Can the heq5 pro be used as a guide Mount?
Combine this set up with Tom Carpenters Astroeq mount controller and you will have fully working go to system and if you adapt your finder scope with a webcam you can also use it for guiding. SO after 4 years with the EQ5 I upgraded my mount to the HEQ5 pro so lets now turn our spotlight on the HEQ5 and what the benefits are.
Why choose the explorer-200p?
The Explorer-200P passed all our tests with flying colours and was a delight to use optically and mechanically. You get great views for a modest outlay, which helps to compensate for the lack of motor drives and polar scope.
Is the Sky-Watcher explorer-200p (EQ5) a good first telescope?
The Sky-Watcher Explorer-200p (EQ5) will be a useful instrument for many years to come, making it an ideal first or second telescope. The Sky-Watcher Explorer-200P is quite striking with its blue tube, EQ5 mount and sturdy tripod with stainless steel tubular legs.
Why choose the Sky-Watcher heq5 pro synscan Mount?
The Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO SynScan mount’s user-friendly menu system allows automatic slewing to over 13,400 objects. The mount also includes features that advanced astronomers and imagers can appreciate. Positioning Accuracy up to 1 arc minute. Accuracy enhanced by software collimation error (mount mechanical error) compensation.
