Losmandy - GM-8 Equatorial Mount with Dual Axis Digital Drive

SPECIFICATION: R.A. / DEC. AXIS

    * All machined aluminum and stainless steel, black anodized.
    * All stainless steel hardware.
    * One 2.100" diameter needle thrust bearing.
    * One 2.000" diameter needle thrust bearing.
    * Two 1.500" diameter needle bearings.
    * 2.812" diameter, 7075 aluminum worm gear, 180 tooth.
    * Dual supported, ball bearing housed stainless steel worm-heat treated and ground.
    * Variable slip clutch, both axes. One knob design.
    * 1.250" diameter aluminum shafts.
    * Fully locking, unique tangent arm design altitude adjustment, 0-64 degrees, large knob for easy alignment.
    * Laser engraved latitude scale in 2 degree increments.
    * Single knob azimuth control, bi-directional +/- 8.5 degrees.
    * 3.500" diameter laser engraved setting circles 6 minute R.A. / 2 degrees DEC. R.A. circle engraved for Northern and
Southern Hemisphere.
    * Porter slip ring design.
    * 160 oz/in stepper motor, 1.0 arc sec. step.
    * Spit Dovetail saddle-plate design. Accepts "D" series dovetail plates. Dovetail plate drops in and locks allowing for
interchaning of any tube assembly, reducing the need for DEC weights.
    * Removable stainless steel weight shaft w/safety knob.
    * 7 lb counterweight.
    * 11 lb and 21 lb. extra counterweights available.
    * Through the axis polar scope, works in Northern and Southern hemisphere. Polar scope optional.
    * Instrument weight capacity 30 lbs.
    * Equatorial head weight 21 lbs.

TRIPOD:

    * All machined aluminum, black anodized.
    * Tripod height, adjustable from 27" - 43"
    * Fold-up tripod design for easy transporting.
    * Tripod weight 15 lbs.

DUAL-AXIS ELECTRONICS:

    * Diamond push button pattern.
    * R.A. and DEC. reversing switches.
    * Three guiding rates; 30%, 50% and 2x sidereal rate.
    * Three setting rates; 4x, 8x, 16x sidereal rate and super fast 32x HST (high speed transfer).
    * Quartz tracking rates: sidereal, solar, lunar, king.
    * Periodic Error Correction (PEC).
    * Programmable DEC. Backlash Compensation (TVC).
    * Control panel dimmer.
    * Accepts auto-guider systems.
    * Northern and Southern Hemisphere operation.
    * 12 volt DC - 500ma power use.
    * Tiltable control panel for easy access.
    * Small hand control box for comfortable use.

All heights are to top of tripod. Add 9" @ 34 degrees to center of Dec.-R.A. junction. Add 6" from Dec.-R.A. junction to top of
saddle.