Takahashi EM-500 Temma II Equatorial Mount
| Article number: | TTM74110 |
| Availability: | More on the Way to us |
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The state-of-the-art Takahashi EM-500 Temma II mount has a tracking accuracy that is guaranteed to +/- 3.5 arc seconds without periodic error correction and it runs off of 24V DC. The EM-500 Temma II slews at 560X the Sidereal rate. The Temma II GoTo System can be operated via The Sky, Level IV software (and more) and is closed-loop. This means that the telescope can be moved manually without restarting the GoTo system. The mount can also be operated in manual (non-GoTo) mode without connecting to a computer and dual-axis tracking is available in this mode.
Specifications for Takahashi EM-500 Mount
- Type German Equatorial Mount
- R.A. slow-motion Motor driven
- DEC. slow-motion Motor driven
- Azimuth adjustments ± 15° (rotary base plate supplied)
- Elevation adjustments 1° to 50°
- Polar finder / Accuracy Built-in / 2'
- R.A. setting circles accuracy 10" DEC. setting circles accuracy 2°
- Encoders Supplied
- Weight 45 kg
- Counterweights 2 x 10.5 kg
- Maximum loading capacity 45 kg (without counterweight)
- Optimum loading capacity 30 kg (without counterweight)
- Operating voltage 12V / 24V DC
- Power consumption @12VDC : 0.52A (NS, sidereal rate and tracking speeds) ; 1.4A (HS, pointing speed) @24VDC : 0.39A (NS, sidereal rate and tracking speeds) ; 1.55A (HS, pointing speed)
- Tube mouting With TMP0210 or TFK2210 plates, 2 x M8 screws (35mm)
- Mounting capacities Tube rings, plates and dovetail mounting plates
- R.A. axis diameter (material) 50 mm (bronze)
- R.A. worm gear shaft diameter (material) 25 mm (iron)
- R.A. gear diameter (material) 149 mm/144 teeth (bronze)
- DEC. axis diameter (material) 50 mm (aluminium)
- DEC. worm gear shaft diameter(material) 25 mm (brass)
- DEC. gear diameter (material) 149 mm/144 teeth (bronze)
- Type Temma-2
- Stepper motor accuracy 115 pps
- Slow motion speeds R.A. : 0.1x to 1.9x sidereal rate
- Dec. : ± 1.5' to; 13.5' (by increment of 1.5'/sec)
- High speed mode @12V. : 260x sidereal rate (R.A. and DEC.) @24V. : 520x sidereal rate (R.A. and DEC.)
- Worm gear shaft cycle 10 minutes
- Tracking accuracy ± 3.5"
- Autoguiding SBIG compatible (with mini-DIN PS2 connector)
- PC connectivity RS-232 serial port (with S-VHS to DB-9 cable, supplied)