SOLARQUEST MOUNT HEAD ONLY: Can be fitted to any tripod
with 3/8" tripod thread
Solar observing has just been made incredibly easy!
Sky-Watcher's clever and technologically innovative
SolarQuest™ mount is extremely user-friendly and provides a safe experience for
automatically locating and observing the sun with your solar telescope.
Just 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 NOTICE: 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.
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