Vixen AP Advanced Polaris Equatorial Telescope Mount
The Vixen AP Advanced Polaris Equatorial Telescope Mount combines a stylish, modern design with a lightweight, highly portable body, making it ideal for both beginners and experienced astronomers looking for a convenient grab-and-go setup. Featuring a smart internal cable system powered by four AA batteries, this mount eliminates messy external wiring for a clean and efficient stargazing experience.
Key Features
- Lightweight and stylish design: Weighs only 3.6kg (excluding counterweight) for effortless handling and transport.
- Friction control system: Allows you to manually point the telescope at target objects quickly without adjusting knobs and clamps.
- Clean, cable-free body: Houses four AA batteries internally to power the mount, eliminating clutter and tangles.
- Simple polar alignment: Supports optional polar alignment accessories, including the polar meter and the PF-L polar scope, for swift setup even where Polaris is not visible.
- High-quality worm gears: Features 144-tooth whole-circle movement gears on both the R.A. and DEC axes for smooth tracking.
- Robust load capacity: Safely supports optical tubes up to approximately 6kg, providing stable observing.
With its user-friendly interface and highly modular design, this equatorial mount offers a reliable and comfortable platform for your astronomical adventures. Experience the night sky with a mount that seamlessly adapts to your growing observation needs.
Stylish design
The new stylish and smart design removes a difficult image on astronomical telescopes. Together with just 3.6kg lightweight body (without counterweight), you can easily handle full-scale astronomical telescopes. As the four AA batteries for power supply is integrated inside the body and adoptin of internal electrical contacts eliminates successfully external wiring which exposed to the outside in the past.
Friction control system
Simply point the target objects by moving the optical tube by hands. The friction control system allows you to manually point the telescope at the object without using knobs and clamps.
Simple polar alignment
The optional polar meter can be attached on the equatorial mount for simple polar alignment. Even beginners can quickly align polar axis. For precision alignment, the polar axis scope is usually used, but the polar meter can outperforms especially where Polaris is not visible.
Polar alignment scope PF-L
The polar alignment scope PF-L features an employment of three stars alignment system and built-in dark field illuminator to enable alignment while looking into the polar alignment scope. This illumination powers off automatically to prevent unnecessary consumption of power.Corresponding to the polar alignment scope PF-L, we delivers free applications "PFL Assist" for smartphone and tablet that support polar alignment by visuallizing a visible position in the constellation displayed.
| R.A. slow motion | Worm and wheel gears with 144-tooth whole-circile movement |
| DEC slow motion | Worm and wheel gears with 144-tooth whole-circile movement |
| Worm axis | Dia. 9.8mm, made of brass (RA & DEC) |
| RA, DEC axis (Material) | Dia.59mm, friction-control (aluminum alloy) |
| Bearings | Ball-bearing, 7 pcs. |
| Counterweight bar | Dia. 20mm, Steel |
| Polar axis scope | Polar alignment scope PF-L (Optional) |
| Azimuth adjustment | Twin screw type with knob, range: 6.5°(1.4°/rotation) |
| Altitude adjustment | Tangent screw type with bolt, range* 0-65°(1.9°/rotation) |
| Maximum loading capacity | Approx. 6kg (Max. torque load 150kg-cm) |
| Dimensions | 263x302x96mm |
| Weight | 3.6kg without counterweight |
Brand: Vixen |
Code: VX39972
APN: 4955295399727 |
Supplier Code: 39972
Brand: Vixen |
Code: VX39972
APN: 4955295399727 |
Supplier Code: 39972
At a glance
The Vixen AP Advanced Polaris Equatorial Telescope Mount combines a stylish, modern design with a lightweight, highly portable body, making it ideal for both beginners and experienced astronomers looking for a convenient grab-and-go setup. Featuring a smart internal cable system powered by four AA batteries, this mount eliminates messy external wiring for a clean and efficient stargazing experience.
Key Features
- Lightweight and stylish design: Weighs only 3.6kg (excluding counterweight) for effortless handling and transport.
- Friction control system: Allows you to manually point the telescope at target objects quickly without adjusting knobs and clamps.
- Clean, cable-free body: Houses four AA batteries internally to power the mount, eliminating clutter and tangles.
- Simple polar alignment: Supports optional polar alignment accessories, including the polar meter and the PF-L polar scope, for swift setup even where Polaris is not visible.
- High-quality worm gears: Features 144-tooth whole-circle movement gears on both the R.A. and DEC axes for smooth tracking.
- Robust load capacity: Safely supports optical tubes up to approximately 6kg, providing stable observing.
With its user-friendly interface and highly modular design, this equatorial mount offers a reliable and comfortable platform for your astronomical adventures. Experience the night sky with a mount that seamlessly adapts to your growing observation needs.
Stylish designThe new stylish and smart design removes a difficult image on astronomical telescopes. Together with just 3.6kg lightweight body (without counterweight), you can easily handle full-scale astronomical telescopes. As the four AA batteries for power supply is integrated inside the body and adoptin of internal electrical contacts eliminates successfully external wiring which exposed to the outside in the past. |
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Friction control systemSimply point the target objects by moving the optical tube by hands. The friction control system allows you to manually point the telescope at the object without using knobs and clamps. |
Simple polar alignmentThe optional polar meter can be attached on the equatorial mount for simple polar alignment. Even beginners can quickly align polar axis. For precision alignment, the polar axis scope is usually used, but the polar meter can outperforms especially where Polaris is not visible. |
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Polar alignment scope PF-LThe polar alignment scope PF-L features an employment of three stars alignment system and built-in dark field illuminator to enable alignment while looking into the polar alignment scope. This illumination powers off automatically to prevent unnecessary consumption of power.Corresponding to the polar alignment scope PF-L, we delivers free applications "PFL Assist" for smartphone and tablet that support polar alignment by visuallizing a visible position in the constellation displayed. |
