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This battery operated LED illuminator easily attaches to the exit hole of the polar axis bore of both the EQ3-2 and EQ5 Equatorial Mounts. Provides illumination to the polarscope reticule. A useful aid to the polar alignment procedure especially in darker skies when crosshairs are hard to see. Adjustable light intensity. Battery supplied.Compatible with:SkyWatcher EQ3SkyWatcher EQ5Celestron CG5Celestron AVXCelestron CGEMPlease note - polar scope required to use this illuminator
No complaints! This light fits precisely into the hole and works a treat straight out of the box. The battery lid switching method on mine works well and turns on and off, illuminating the reticle just as it should. 100% satisfied customer. (24/01/2022) -
Works very well, but could be improved The illuminator worked well, and made alignment much easier. I agree with other comments about the poor design of the on/off switch though. The simple solution suggested by another reviewer of pushing the battery contact down a bit works though, thanks. Just below the foam pad level works fine. (28/11/2020) Martin - Sandhurst
Does the job but read for fix! It Does the job but not have an on off switch is a pain, to turn it on and off , you have to unscrew the battery case, the led does not go out until the battery has just about fallen out, I fixed it by bending the contact down (almost below the battery case) this does the trick, hope that helps. (15/11/2020) Keith Roberts - Plymouth
Handy but could do with an ON/OFF Switch I bought this for an EQ5 and it clips into the mount securely. The LED is relatively easy to control with the rotating ring on the side and it doesn't need to be all that bright. It could do with an ON/OFF switch as you have to unscrew the battery cover to turn it off. (18/08/2020) Martin - Scotland
Good device but not great It is good for the intended job, but poor design means it does pop out of the mount sometimes so a better base might work well, also the lack of a switch to turn it on and off is missing, instead you have to loosen the battery cover. Maybe add these features to future designs? (02/09/2019) Karen - Inverness
Works well, but a poor design Fits well and works well with my EQ5 Pro GOTO and really does help with PA.However, the design of the unit is sadly lacking a true 'on-off' switch and unless the battery cover is unscrewed by a substantial amount, the LED will draw current. I will be modifying mine and add a miniature switch. (24/05/2019) Rob C - Plymouth
perfect for eq5 a great little illuminator that fits perfectly into the eq5 i also had 1 with the star adventure and works great with that as well (14/12/2018) jim - ramsgate
great illuminator very pleased with this as it makes aligning with the pole star very aesy (20/01/2018) Phipps - Sunderland
Splendid very pleased A great little addition to my EQ3-2 mount set-up. With the adjustable red glow of the Skywatcher Polar Illuminator I am now able to clearly define the pattern on my polar scope reticule & put the north star Polaris accurately in the little circle. (24/11/2017) John Richard Jarvis - Coventry. West Midlands
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