Polar scope align will calculate the position of polaris or. In order to help find objects in the sky, astronomers use a celestial coordinate system which is similar to our geographical coordinate system here on earth. Polar alignment adjustments are precision and smooth. Are you ready to upgrade your losmandy gm8, g9 and g11 mounts with a genuine losmandy polar alignment scope. You will need to select 2 stars for this alignment process. You take one picture, let sharpcap analyze it, rotate your mount by about 90 degrees about the ra axis and take the second picture. Whether an astronomy beginner or experienced astrophotographer, we have it all. It was a disappointing session and im sure its all due to ignorance on my part i dont think theres anything wrong with the system itself. This ensures smoother tracking in the main ra axis and also a higher payload capacity of 50lbs. The qhy polemaster is a very popular optional accessory that makes polar alignment fast, easy, and really accurate. The process works by first building up a pointing model by aligning to several stars. Yet another polar alignment query losmandy g11 without a. Located in seattle washington, cloud break optics is your telescope retail store. Polemaster a high precision, easy to use electric polar scope.
Adapters to use it with losmandy mounts are available from. Also and especially under the housings, scott losmandy uses firstclass parts. Set up and align the goto system in whatever way the mount requires. For astrophotography you should still consider driftaligning, or if available, using your mounts polar alignment utilities. Then stop wasting observing time with guesswork axis alignments to the celestial pole and star having fun. With only a few simple, easytofollow steps you can achieve perfect polar alignment in minutes, with an accuracy of up to 30 arc seconds. Company seven losmandy pole finder instruction page. G11 mount from losmandy discussions mounts stargazers. The gm811 is a gm8 mount but with the benefit of the g11 5. I recently acquired a new losmandy g11 mount to complement a new c11 ota. Gm8 equatorial mount with tripod and dual axis drive. Losmandy makes this document available on line to help customers who find the non illustrated manual inadequate. Mclennan gearbox upgrade mclennan gearbox upgrade by horizontal heavens. Mar, 2014 my argo navisstellarcat gotos with the mesu always put the object on the chip at 2.
I have recently acquired a losmandy g11 mount used and took it out for the first time last night. Explore scientific losmandy g11 with explore scientific. It includes information on the night sky, polar alignment, and using your telescope for astronomical observing. After you have cold started select menu align more polar align assist menu item.
Help with losmandy g11 gemini 2 polar alignment and synchronization posted in mounts. The polar scope from losmandy is a polar finder designed for use with gm8, g9, g11 mounts and the starlapse system. One of the inadequately documented items in the celestron system package was the optional polar finder. The polar alignment works by analyzing two pictures taken of the area near the pole. The tripod is made of all machined aluminum, black anodized. Losmandy polar alignment scope adapter for all past and present models of 400,600,600e,800,900 and 1200 mounts except the first black metric mounts q8140a if you own a 400, 600, 600e, 800, 900, 1200 or mach1gto mount and wish to use a losmandy polar align. Beginners guide to setting up your losmandy equatorial. Hgm titan, g11, click here for information on our new spring loaded worm. Octantis in your polar scope reticle for your location using your phones gps, allowing a quick and accurate polar alignment.
In fact, you dont really need software polar alignment features in your scope. Here are some of the things ive been doing with my g11 and gemini. It threads into the polar axis and works in both northern and southern hemispheres. The bad news is the whole arrangement around the reticle illuminator. Qhy ccd polemaster high precision, easy to use electric polar scope good polar alignment can be performed relatively quickly using special finder scopes with polar reference reticles, but to get the precise polar alignment that will make your mount perfor. Losmandy polar scope for gm8, g9, g11 mounts and starlapse ps. The losmandy gm811 is a hybrid mount which takes the benefits of both the gm8 and g11 mounts, in 1 system. Gemini ii includes connectivity to all of todays popular software and devices. Polar alignment of your equatorial mount the blog formerly.
The designer of the g11 mount and tripod, scott losmandy has built the mount to be compatible with the most popular sized telescopes for dedicated astronomers. Qhy polemaster with adapter for losmandy g11 and gm8 mounts. If you own a 400, 600, 600e, 800, 900, 1200 or mach1gto mount and wish to use a losmandy polar alignment scope that you already own, you will need to use this adapter with your polar scope. Dec 31, 2014 this feature is not available right now. An optional illuminated throughtheaxis polar alignment scope works in both northern and southern hemispheres. I have ordered a polar scope, as the observatory isn. It was designed to adapt the scope to the ap thread size.
If youre tired of messing around with equatorial mounts that just cant handle your observing and imaging requirements, the losmandy g11 is definitely worth a look. The equatorial head is supported by the losmandy hd folding tripod with its massive 3inch diameter, continuously adjustable legs for precise leveling. For initial polar alignment setup, the g11 has two bubble levels and the mounts latitude scale is laser etched in 2 degree increments. Dec 31, 2014 how to use setting circles on a small telescope and why they dont work.
This is a quick polar alignment accessory that includes a camera with special optics and adapter to attach it to a losmandy gm8 and g11 mount. Polar align with polar finder scopes electronic polar. This polar finderscope works with the losmandy gm8, g9 and g11 mounts only. The losmandy g11 mount losmandy astronomical products. You will be in the menu of choose first star, choose second star and iterate, as shown on the left. Losmandy g11 equatorial mount w gemini 2 goto system. Having never had an eq mount before, im struggling with polar alignment. My 15years old g11 works quite well, but a defect came out when i attempted long exposure astrophotos. Qhy polemaster adapter for losmandy g11 and esg11 with pmc. The qhy polemaster is a modern solution to an ageold problem. Using goto for polar alignment without software feature.
Losmandy g11 goto mount with gemini 2 electronics and tripod. All losmandy modular mounts feature the gemini ii, one of the most advanced astronomical computers available today. The primary aim was to take colour ccd images at focal lengths from 1700mm and higher. The losmandy pole finder is a compact 5x telescope that is threaded into several of the losmandy german equatorial mounts. Astrophysics losmandy polar alignment scope adapters. Losmandy g11 goto mount with gemini 2 electronics the g11 is a mount with outstanding reputation wordwide and for good reason.
Company seven losmandy gm8 and g11 mounts description page. A batterypowered red led illuminator is provided to light up the polar alignment reticle during use. Losmandy explore scientific g11 pmceight goto mount. Ive recently upgraded from a nexstar 5 on a single arm mount, to a 200pds on a losmandy g11, with a berlebach tripod. Survey of polar alignment methods celestial wonders.
By recognizing the stars in each of the pictures, sharpcap can work out two things. This adapter fits the losmandy g11 and the es g11 with pmc8. The good news is that the losmandy polar scope works reasonably well for aligning the mount for visual use. The information below pertains only to the old cg11 system or standalone g11 or gm8 mounts produced by losmandy hollywood general machining. I leveled the tripod, assembled the mount, installed the ota and. Losmandy g11 equatorial mount rother valley optics ltd. Click here for information on upgrading your existing gm8 or g11 gemini goto mount with tucked motors. Losmandy polar scope for losmandy gm8 and g11 mounts, with. Help with losmandy g11gemini 2 polar alignment and. Losmandy is the only modular mount system with the versatility to mix and match axis to rightsize or upgrade your mount. The scope works in both the northern and southern hemispheres and provides the user with a direct reading no calculations required. Losmandy g11 equatorial mount with gemini goto system.