Digital setting circles provide you with a computer guided database to help you to locate thousands 

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Lumicon Sky Vector 1

 

Is a digital setting circle system, providing a continuous, real-time digital readout of right ascension and declination coordinates. It incorporates 4000-step digital encoders, high-resolution display modes, current constellation and current chart number displays, and a 210-object database - all on an 8-digit red LED display.
The Lumicon Sky Vector 1 allows you to find an object easily in the GUIDE mode, where you become the 'drive motors' as the Sky Vector 1 guides you to your favourite deep sky object. There is no need to polar-align the telescope, and no need to input latitude, longitude, time, or date. Simply initialise on one or two stars and let the Lumicon Sky Vector 1 guide you to selected deep sky objects as you point your telescope.
Once you have become familiar with the Lumicon Sky Vector 1, you will actually be able to find objects faster than with most fully computer-driven telescopes. Available for the following telescope mounts.

 

Celestron C5+ Celestron Early Model 8in Celestron Celestar 8
Celestron Celestar 8 Deluxe Celestron Ultima 9.25 Celestron Ultima 8 / 11
Celestron C11 Celestron C14 Meade 2080 / LX10
Meade 2120 8in & 10in Dobsonian 12in,13in, 16in & 17in Dobsonian

Lumicon NGC Sky Vector

Is a state-of-the-art digital setting circle system, providing a continuous, real-time digital readout of right ascension and declination coordinates. It now incorporates a large 12,000-object database, high-resolution display mode, plus current constellation and current chart number displays - all on a 16-digit red LED display. It can be integrated with a personal computer for display of celestial object coordinates.
The Lumicon NGC Sky Vector(tm) allows you to find an object easily in the GUIDE mode, where you become the 'drive motors' as the NGC Sky Vector guides you to your favourite deep sky object. There is no need to polar-align the telescope, and no need to input latitude, longitude, time, or date. Simply initialise on one or two stars and let the Lumicon NGC Sky Vector guide you to selected deep sky objects as you point your telescope. Right Ascension readout is accurate to 1 minute, and Declination readout is accurate to 10 arc-minutes.

 

Celestron C5+ Celestron Early Model 8in Celestron Celestar 8
Celestron Celestar 8 Deluxe Celestron Ultima 9.25 Celestron Ultima 8 / 11
Celestron C11 Celestron C14 Meade 2080 / LX10
Meade 2120 8in & 10in Dobsonian 12in,13in, 16in & 17in Dobsonian

 

 

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Lumicon NGC Sky Vector Chip Upgrade

Lumicon NGC Sky Vector Upgrade KIt, is a 2-chip upgrade kit for those owners of pre-3.65 software versions. The chip-set includes an expanded data-base, and minor software enhancements.

Lumicon 8192 Step Optical Encoder

This optical encoder provides a higher pointing accuracy with your digital setting circles. It has 8192 step resolution. 

 

 

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