DAVID LUKEHURST
ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE MAKER
Astronomical Telescopes for the Discerning Visual Observer
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From Equatorial Platforms UK:
Tracking for your Dobsonian mounted telescope
Placing your Dobsonian telescope on an equatorial tracking platform gives a system which will track celestial
objects across the sky, maintaining them in the eyepiece field for 10s of minutes, even at high powers.
The Watch House Equatorial Platform has been specifically designed for UK and European astronomers who
wish to upgrade their Dobsonian mounted telescopes for an enhanced observing experience
by tracking the moon, stars, planets and deep sky objects.
Fully adjustable for most UK latitudes, from 470 to 570 North, and supplied pre-set to your home latitude.
Features:
No more nudging the scope to keep painstakingly located objects in the eyepiece, as your telescope + platform setup now tracks the stars ! !
Greatly reduced eye fatigue for the observer.
Much higher powers become comfortable for lunar, planetary and DSO observing, 300x to 400x becomes a routine pleasure and up to a theoretical 600x becomes possible, with the object remaining steady in the eyepiece.
Much finer detail is appreciated, as your brain processes an essentially stationary image.
Sketching becomes a pleasure, as objects now remain stable in the eyepiece as you move back and forth between eyepiece and sketch pad, even at high magnifications.
Go anywhere portability, as the Watch House Equatorial Platform weighs only 18lbs and is easily carried in 2 pieces, taking less than 5 minutes to set up and align in the field.
Additionally the Platform requires no external power supply, so no mains lead tethering you to the house, and no heavy & expensive 12v Powerpack to lug about either, just its own small integral 9v battery.
Tracks for one hour before needing to be re-set, which takes less than 10 seconds to perform.
For full details please visit :
www.equatorial-platforms-uk.co.uk
