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iOptron
PoleMaster
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PoleMasterTM electronic polar
scope provides a quick and easy solution. It gives you a direct
and simple way to align with the pole. Within two minutes you
could obtain a very high polar alignment precision up to 30 arcsec.
An iOptron’s Center-balanced Equatorial Mount (CEM), such as
CEM25 and CEM60, which equipped with an all time accessible polar
scope, will allow you to make a quick and precise polar alignment
in a few minutes. However, you still need to bend yourself, or
knee down on the ground to perform the polar alignment |
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The most straight forward
way for polar alignment is just to find the true north point and
match its position with the rotation center of your R.A. axis. The
PoleMasterTM electronic polar scope employs this idea.
This device can be installed on front of the R.A. axis. It use a
highly sensitivity camera to capture the image of northern sky.
The sensitivity is much higher than the naked eye, so it can see
not only the Polaris but also those faint stars nearby. Based on
the locations of these stars, it can calculate the position of the
true position of North Pole. With some sophisticated methods the
PoleMaster can also detect the rotation center of the R.A. axis.
It will mark the two points on the computer screen, one is the R.A.
rotation center, the other is the virtual polar point. Adjust the
mount and let them overlap then the pole is well aligned. |
| PoleMaster
specifications
| Field of View (FOV) |
15 degree X 10 degree |
| Resolution |
30 arcsec approx. |
| Alignment Precision (Coarse) |
5 arcmin approx. |
| Alignment Precision (Max.) |
30 arcsec |
| Interface |
Mini USB2.0 |
| Power Consumption |
~ 0.35 Watt (~70mA) |
| Software |
PoleMaster Software |
| Operation System |
Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 /8 /8.1 /10 |
| Warranty |
One year limited |
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Authorised Australian Dealers for:
AstroZap, Explore Scientific, Kokusai Kohki,
iOptron, Lumicon, Saxon, Telrad, Thousand Oaks, The Imaging Source,
University Optics, William Optics
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