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Home Mounts & Tripods SkyWatcher Mounts SkyWatcher SolarQuest Solar Tracking Mount and Tripod
The SkyWatcher SolarQuest is the easy to use accurate mount that finds and tracks the Sun for users of Solar Telescopes, perfect for viewing and imaging the Sun through any brand of Solar telescope or an astronomical telescope equipped with a safe solar filter.SkyWatcher technology has long been recognised for astronomictelescope mounts with SynScan, that has cleverly evolved with the innovative SolarQuest mount for automatically locating and observing the sun with your solar telescope. User fiendly and lightweight this mount offers an ideal solution for solar observers and imagers.Simple to use and track the SunJust roughly level the tripod and point your solar telescope anywhere to the left of the sun and let Sky-Watcher's revolutionary HelioFind Solar Alignment Technology automatically do the rest!! At the single push of a button, the telescope will be auto-levelled and the mount via GPS data fixing will calculate the altitude and azimuth of the sun based on the time and location. The telescope will then be pointed to the correct altitude and the mount will slew clockwise hunting for the sun. The Solar Sensor will detect the sun and lock onto it, and will silently track and keep it within the eyepiece's field of view indefinitely. Important: The SolarQuest mount is designed to be used with solar telescopes only. Do not point any other type of optical device at the Sun. Looking directly at the Sun without verified-safe, professionally made solar filtering will cause immediate and irreversible damage to the eyes (blindness), damage to the telescope, and will be a fire risk.
The SkyWatcher SolarQuest is the easy to use accurate mount that finds and tracks the Sun for users of Solar Telescopes, perfect for viewing and imaging the Sun through any brand of Solar telescope or an astronomical telescope equipped with a safe solar filter.SkyWatcher technology has long been recognised for astronomictelescope mounts with SynScan, that has cleverly evolved with the innovative SolarQuest mount for automatically locating and observing the sun with your solar telescope. User fiendly and lightweight this mount offers an ideal solution for solar observers and imagers.Easy to useJust roughly level the tripod and point your solar telescope anywhere to the left of the sun and let Sky-Watcher's revolutionary HelioFind Solar Alignment Technology automatically do the rest!! At the single push of a button, the telescope will be auto-levelled and the mount via GPS data fixing will calculate the altitude and azimuth of the sun based on the time and location. The telescope will then be pointed to the correct altitude and the mount will slew clockwise hunting for the sun. The Solar Sensor will detect the sun and lock onto it, and will silently track and keep it within the eyepiece's field of view indefinitely. The SolarQuest mount can be used by educational establishments, beginners and experienced observers alike. When mated with your solar telescope it is a great companion when observing sunspots, solar eclipses, solar surface details & the transit of inner planets across the sun. The SolarQuest mount is lightweight and portable, quiet in operation, has a payload capacity of up to 4kg and accepts telescopes with standard 45mm Dovetail Bars.Important: The SolarQuest mount is designed to be used with solar telescopes only. Do not point any other type of optical device at the Sun. Looking directly at the Sun without verified-safe, professionally made solar filtering will cause immediate and irreversible damage to the eyes (blindness), damage to the telescope, and will be a fire risk. Features HelioFind Solar Alignment TechnologySolar Sensor with 4 x Photodiodes & built-in GPS data fixing Telescope Auto-levelling feature with the help of the built-in tilt sensor Auto drift correction through feedback from Solar Sensor Auto Pointing Offset Correcting Feature 8-Way Sliding Switch for Centring Sun in Field of View Tracking Rates: Alignment-Free Solar Tracking Pointing Accuracy: Up to 3 arc-minute (after customer calibration) Resolution: 2073600 Counts/Rev., 0.625 arc-second Slewing Speeds: 16x & 1200x Tracking Mode: Dual Axis Tracking Motor: DC Servo Motor, Gear Ratio 6480 Payload Capacity: 4kg 45mm Sky-Watcher/Vixen type dovetail saddle 3/8" Screw Fittings (tripod/mount) Adjustable Aluminium Tripod with Accessory Tray Bubble Level Height of Tripod/Mount: 80.5cm - 152cm Mount Head Weight: 1.3kg Total Weight with Tripod: 4.05kg Low Power Consumption Power Requirement: 8 AA Size Batteries (not supplied) External Power Supply DC 12V, Tip Positive (not supplied)
SkyWatcher SolarQuest So easy to set up with my Lunt 50 solar scope well made mount too (28/08/2021) Paul Shone - St Asaph North Wales
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