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GoTo Mountings and Accessories
Alpine Astronomical is excited to carry the superb 10 Micron GoTo telescope
mountings and accessories. These precision Italian made mountings
are like no other. 10 Micron produces what we think are the
finest and most capable telescope mountings in the world, bringing a unique level of quality,
capacity, and performance to the discriminating amateur and professional
astronomer.
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GM2000 QCI Ultraportable Mount
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 10 Micron GM2000 QCI Ultraportable |
Gladius
315CF on a 10Micron GM2000 |
The GM2000 QCI Ultraportable Mount is
10 Micron's solution for the discriminating amateur looking for the
ultimate GoTo mounting for telescopes up to 8" f/8 refractors and 14.5"
Cassegrains. The capacity, build quality and performance of the
GM2000 are unique. It is as at home in a remote fully automated
observatory as it is on the road in portable use.
With a conservative usable instrument capacity of
over 100 lbs, the GM2000 delivers rigidity, accuracy, and performance
that belie its size, matching or exceeding mounts that are physically
larger. The state of the art worm gear drive system delivers
near-zero backlash, high rigidity, and long term reliability, along with
the low periodic error and and pointing precision demanded by the most
discriminating imagers.
The GM2000 is extremely portable.
With a total weight of only 61 lbs, the mounting splits without tools into two
easily carried pieces. When combined with the Centaurus
Carbon Fiber Tripod and Transport Cases, the GM2000 becomes the ideal
ultra-portable imaging system for medium-large instruments.
The sophisticated
QCI control system and belt driven
brushless F.I.S. AC servomotors deliver whisper-quiet fast slews with
high pointing precision and tracking. The slew speed of up
to 8 degrees/second is almost double the speed of most other GoTo
mounts. Multiple hardware interfaces (including integrated LAN) and
multiple standard driver protocols are compatible with all of the
leading software packages, enabling fully automated operation.
The QCI control system also includes stand-alone
operation through use of its ergonomic handpad, freeing the user from
the requirement of having to always use an auxiliary PC to control the
instrument. Through the handpad, the stand-alone user can access
all of the many integrated functions including; full Object Database,
High-Precision Polar Alignment, Orthogonality Correction, Periodic Error
Correction, as well as a Multi-Star Alignment which models and
compensates for telescope pointing errors. A GPS module is
optionally available.
Each mount is thoroughly tested as a system to ensure
that its performance, accuracy, and quality meet the 10 Micron
standards. The engineering, design, and build quality of the
GM2000 are unlike any other mounting in the world. The precision of
the machining, quality of the components, and the level of fit and
finish are breathtaking. We have to say - the 10 Micron
mountings are truly the Ferrari or Lamborghini of telescope mountings.
For more information on the GM2000 QCI Ultraportable,
please click on the links below:
Mounting Details
QCI Control System
GM2000 Specifications
Accessories
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GM4000 QCI Professional Observatory Mount
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GM4000, with PlaneWave CDK20 |
10 Micron GM4000 QCI |
The 10 Micron GM4000 QCI was created to provide a
professional observatory mounting with a capacity and precision
previously unavailable in a production mount. It's build quality and
performance put the GM4000 in a different league at a price point that
is still accessible for the advanced amateur astronomer and won't drain
the budget of the professional. With a usable capacity of
over 300 lbs, the GM4000 is the perfect platform for large Cassegrains
from 16"- 24" and Refractors up to 12".
The GM4000 is a mature system. In professional
installations through out Europe, South America, and even the South
Pole!, the GM4000 has proven itself as a world-class research instrument
capable of satisfying the demands of the most critical applications.
The GM4000 is not an amateur-based system that has simply been scaled up
to handle larger loads. Its mechanics and control system
have been designed for the rigors of constant usage with large loads and
in automated remote applications. Home Sensing, remote
Power control, and integrated LAN facilitate faultless fully remote
unattended operation.
When it comes to adequately mounting fully-loaded
large instruments in this size range, there are no affordable options
that can deliver the kind of no-compromise capacity/stability, tracking
accuracy, features, and performance that Research Professionals and Advanced
Amateurs demand in a permanent mounting. Current solutions force the
user into undersized or inadequate amateur mountings, scaled-up versions of
amateur mountings, or entail custom
fabricated professional mountings that cost $50,000 or more and require
long lead-times and uncertain outcomes.
The GM4000 mechanics have been professionally
engineered and fabricated to first and foremost provide extreme rigidity
and accuracy. The state of the art worm gear drive system delivers
near-zero backlash and long term reliability, along with the high
tracking and pointing precision needed for the most demanding
applications. Through-the-Mount cable routing permits clean and
effective cable management for instrument payloads.
The sophisticated
QCI control system and belt driven
brushless F.I.S. AC servomotors deliver whisper-quiet fast slews and
ultra-high precision. Multiple hardware interfaces
(including integrated LAN) and multiple standard driver protocols are
fully compatible with all of the leading software packages. The
GM4000 hardware and firmware have been designed as a system to enable
fully automated remote operation.
The QCI control system also includes stand-alone
operation through use of its ergonomic hand terminal, freeing the user
from the requirement of having to always use an auxiliary PC to control
the instrument. Through the hand terminal, the stand-alone user
can access all of the many integrated functions including; full Object
Database, Precision Polar Alignment, Orthogonality Correction, Periodic
Error Correction, as well as a Multi-Star Alignment which models and
compensates for telescope pointing errors.
Despite the brawn of the GM4000, it's build quality
is unlike any other mounting in the world. The precision of the
machining, quality of components, and level of fit and finish are
breathtaking. Each mounting is thoroughly tested to ensure that
its performance, drive accuracy, and quality meet the 10 Micron standards.
The GM4000 is truly in a class of its own.
For more information on the GM4000 QCI, please click
on the links below:
Mounting Details
QCI Control System
GM4000 Specifications
Accessories
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Last Update
07/15/07 |
