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Sky Tour Computer for TeleVue Mounts

Sky Tour Computer for TeleVue Mounts

Product code: SKC-3000
Manufacturer: Tele Vue
£299.00
The Sky Tour object locator adds "brains" to your Tele Vue mount. With its exclusive Lorenzin 2000+ database and refinements such as dimmable red light display, backlit button names, 10-character speed-adjustable scrolling display, and advanced "identify" capability, Sky Tour brings the hand-held computer to a new feature/performance level -- a Tele Vue level of convenience and ease of use. When Sky Tour is added to Tele Vue mounts, the total system is simple enough to encourage beginners, yet deep enough for experts to maintain a lifetime of observing enthusiasm.

For the amateur telescope maker, you can purchase the Sky Tour computer and encoders for integration into most any telescope mount. The Sky Tour computer can be initialized and custom calibrated for the following types of mounts: altitude-azimuth, German equatorial, fork mount, and equatorial table.

Locate 2000 Objects

More than just a star listing, Tom Lorenzin's 2000+ database is a collection of interesting and observable double and triple stars, bright and dark nebulae, galaxies, star clusters and colored stars most suited to Tele Vue telescopes.

The 2000+ objects are organized into six catalogs: NGC (New General Catalog), M (Messier), IC (lndex Catalog), ST (Star), NS (Non-Standard), and PL (Planets). For quick reference, an additional FAV (Favorites) catalog is available to store 99 of your favorite objects.
Tele Vue Sky Tour Computer Specifications

Display red l.e.d. 10 character
 
Display Dimming5 levels
 
Display Resolution1 minute right ascension, 0.1 degree declination 0.1 degree in guide mode
 
Display Modes
  • star_fix - alignment mode using convenient star list
  • ra dec - current right ascension and declination
  • catalog - complete database of celestial objects
  • guide - shows direction and distance to object
  • align - uses full database to fine tune alignment
  • identify - identifies object by type
 
Databasetom lorenzin 2000+ catalog includes
  • 110 messier objects
  • selected ngc objects
  • selected ic objects
  • selected non-standard objects
  • selected stars - coloured, multiple, double
  • 31 alignment stars
  • 8 planets
 
Coordinate Epochad 2000
 
Alt/Azimuth Setuprequires 2 star alignment - no input for latitude,longitude, date or time required
 
Encoder Resolution2160 step, 0.09 degree encoders
 
Sampling Rate0.5 millisecond
 
Maximum Slew Rate160 degrees per second
 
Sidereal Clock Accuracy0.01%
 
Dimensions2.6 x 4.6 x 1.1 inches
 
Weight (computer)6 oz - including 9v battery
 
Power Requirements5.1 to 14 volts dc
reverse polarity protected
 
Battery Life20 hours with display fully dimmed


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