Unique App driven
Equatorial Platform
Want your Dobson or tripod mounted scope to follow the object in your eyepiece? Searching for a faint-fuzzy and want to risk a view into your starchart? Want to change your eyepiece without loosing the observed object?
Don't worry any longer. This equatorial platform keeps your object centered in the eyepiece for at least 70 minutes with precise tracking.
handmade by AstroThingy.de
solid construction
full aluminum construction
Zero maintenance bearings
only 3 or 4 kilogram weight
carries scopes with ~60kg weight
easy wireless connectivity
fully controllable from your Android Smartphone
integrated digital compass for easy setup
hassle free operation
runs automatically if you want to operate without smartphone
easy reset to start position by pressing a lever. See Video.
USB powered, use your existing powerbank
unique App features
fully controllable from your Android Smartphone
supports three different speeds (stars, moon, sun) for absolute precise tracking
speed settings can be fine-tuned by you for absolute precise adjustments to your scope.
This is the small version carrying Helmut´s 14" dobson.
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