Equatorial Mount - GEM28
The so-called equatorial mount is an indispensable partner for us to photograph deep space objects. Its position is erected above the tripod, and usually a telescope or camera will be placed on the equatorial mount. The equatorial mount has two axes of rotation, corresponding to the right ascension and declination on the celestial coordinates (equivalent to the latitude and longitude on the ground). As long as the right ascension and declination of the star are followed, the star can be kept within the scope of the telescope to take a beautiful star map!
But if that's all it is, we don't need a special introduction. Now let's introduce the super functions of the GEM28 equatorial mount used by our community!
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Small weight and heavy load
GEM28 is only 4.5 kg, but its load capacity reaches 12.7 kg, which is the rare equatorial mount that can carry more than twice its own weight.
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Polaris not required for polar axis
When using an equatorial mount for stargazing, an important step is to align the polar axis. Simply put, it is to adjust the rotation axis of the equatorial mount to be parallel to the earth's rotation axis. Finding the North Star is usually required in the process, but what if the North Star is unfortunately blocked by a tree today? It doesn't matter, because this GEM28 has Polar-Align technology, even if you can't see the North Star, after completing the multi-star calibration, it is equivalent to completing the polar axis!
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Mobile device wireless operation equatorial mount
A major feature of GEM28 is that you can download the star map software through a third-party mobile device (your mobile phone and tablet!), and then use the smart astronomical host we purchased additionally to achieve wireless automatic search with the tablet. Star, correction, you can take pictures of the beautiful starry sky without much effort!