| This specially-priced heavy duty equatorial wedge includes the normally optional accessory upgrade package that allows easy alignment of all 8” to 11” Celestron CPC, NexStar GPS, and Ultima 2000 computerized scopes on the celestial pole for long exposure astrophotography. It is not needed for visual observing or for short exposure lunar and planetary photography. The wedge is usable over a full 0° to 90° latitude range.
The reinforced die cast openwork design of the tilt plate support framework provides great rigidity and strength, but without the extra weight of a wedge with solid cast side pieces. The lighter weight of the tilt plate framework allows the tilt plate pivots to be moved further outboard than a conventional wedge without throwing the assembly out of balance, This puts the center of mass of the telescope closer to the center of mass of the tripod than a conventional wedge, adding to the stability and vibration damping of the scope/tripod assembly.
The accessory upgrade package includes a deluxe latitude adjuster and a precision azimuth adjustment control. The fine-tuning controls allow easy and accurate no-tool knob-adjust alignment of your telescope on the celestial pole for long exposure deep space astrophotography. |
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