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SXD2 Equatorial Mount Unit
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SXD2 Equatorial Mount
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Features
- Incorporates pulse motors with high response to signals and ease of precise control. Vixen\'s micro-step motion control makes the rotation of the motors very accurate and smooth.
- Comes as standard with all-in-one STAR BOOK TEN which is the new generation of handheld controller with high-definition LCD screen for user-friendliness beyond compare.
- Vixen\'s renowned dovetail-plate system allows for quick and easy mating of telescopes and mounts.
Vixen has reworked the design and manufacture of its innovative SXD Mount. The new SXD2 Mount has a greater loading capacity and is more rigid enabling a more steady platform for astrophotography. The quieter Stepping motors ensure you of smooth, quiet slewing with quick response to commands.
The new Star Book Ten, available previously on the SXP Mount, features an intuitive Star Chart Go-To System on a high definition LCD Screen. Features include night vision screen, hibernate mode, VPEC and PPEC, and optional built in autoguider. Add the new Advance Unit, an expansion unit designed for the STAR BOOK TEN controller.
Installation of the Advance Unit in the STAR BOOK TEN controller enhances your autoguiding capabilities. With this unit installed you can view an image from a CCD-based imaging camera, record to or play back from a SD/SDHC card and adjust the shutter exposure controls of a DSLR camera.
Specifications
| Mount | SXD2 Equatorial Mount |
|---|---|
| R.A. | 180-tooth full circle micro-movement wheel gear, 72mm in diameter, made of brass |
| DEC | 180-tooth full circle micro-movement wheel gear, 72mm in diameter, made of brass |
| Worm gears | 9mm in diameter, made of brass |
| R.A. axis | 40mm in diameter, made of carbon steel |
| DEC axis | 35mm in diameter, made of carbon steel |
| Number of bearings | 9 pieces |
| Counterweight bar | 20mm in diameter, made of stainless steel, retractable |
| Polar axis scope | Built-in 6×20mm scope, Field of view 8 degrees, with illuminated reticle and bubble level, setting accuracy within 3 arc minutes |
| Azimuth adjustment | Coarse setting : 360degrees, Fine adjustment : about ± 7 degrees, Twin tangent screws / knobs : about 1.2 degrees per rotation |
| Altitude adjustment | Latitude between 0 degree and 70 degrees (3 divided adjustments : ± 15 degrees per zone), 3 altitude zones (for high, middle and low latitudes), 2 degrees increments, Twin T-bar handles : 0.8 degrees per rotation |
| Drive motors | Stepping (Pulse) motors with micro-step control (about 250pps) |
| Automatic slewing | Automatic \"Go-To\" pointing with STAR BOOK TEN, Maximum tracking speed : about 1000× sidereal rate, Precision tracking with micro-step motion control |
| Photographic Loading capacity | 15 kg at a point of 25cm above from the place where the RA and DEC axes cross. |
| Power source / Consumption | DC12V, 0.45 to 2.5 A |
| Dimensions | 343mm×360mm×128mm |
| Weight | About 9.2 kg exclusive of counterweights |
| Counterweight | 3.7kg×1 and 1.9kg×1 |