Location: S 23°27'38" / E 18°01'03" 1,340m above sea level
The use of this observatory is linked to a rental agreement.
Observatory inventory
- The observatory is equipped with an electrically operated retractable roof
- The southern gable can be electrically folded outwards
- Table and chairs
- 10Micron GM2000 HPS II Combi Go To mount: equatorial Go To mount with absolute encoders on both axes and high tracking accuracy for telescopes up to 50kg
- With hand control in metal housing and heated screen
- Control box with various connections: LAN, GPS, autoguiding, remote connection
- LAN cable for connection to the PC is available
- Data stick with operating instructions, firmware updater and all required software drivers
- The mount is equipped with a Baader 3” prism clamp (length 370mm).
Note: Software, notebook, cameras and accessories are not part of the rental scope and you must bring your own if required. Each user is responsible for installing the required software drivers in order to ensure that the software programs they bring with them function in conjunction with the mount.
Information about the mount
The mount is perfectly positioned. The mount is known to have high positioning and tracking accuracy. Despite the pointing model installed, we recommend that users work with additional guiding.
