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Geoptik Equatorial Platform for Dobsonian Telescopes - variable Polar height
The stable equatorial platform for Dobsonian telescopes offers precise tracking and variable latitude adjustment.
Geoptik AERTHA Dobsonian Platform with variable Latitude for Dobsonian Telescopes up to 24" Aperture / 80 kg
With the Dobson platform AERTHA, Geoptik offers a high-end solution for large Dobsonian telescopes. The platform is made of metal and convinces with precise workmanship, a powerful motor and precise tracking. A highlight of the platform is the adjustable latitude from 30° to 60° in 2° steps. Thus the Dobsonian can be aligned quite exactly to the celestial pole. The object (Moon, Planet, Nebula, Cluster, ...) remains reliably in the center of the eyepiece.
The Dobsonian platform can track objects up to one hour without slipping. This is a problem of many simpler platforms, especially at the beginning or end of the tracking time. Geoptik has solved this problem with the AERTHA platform.
This Dobsonian platform is one of the most powerful equatorial platforms. It carries Dobsonian telescopes up to 80 kg weight or up to 24" aperture. This provides you with a powerful tracking system even for very large Dobsonians.
Astrophotographic possibilities
Of course a Dobsonian platform can´t replace an equatorial mount, but the variable lattitude setting and the exact tracking give some photographic possibilities, especially with the modern CMOS cameras, for example from ZWO.
Net Weight (g) | 16000 |
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