Page 95 - BBC Sky at Night - September 2017 UK

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POLARSCOPE
The in-built illuminated polarscope is perfect for getting good alignment.
Its adjustable illuminated reticule can be used for both northern and
southern hemispheres, ideal if you want to take the mount on holiday.

ADAPTABLE
HEADS
The SkyGuider Pro
comes with adaptors
for simple wide-field
imaging (top left),
cameras with heavier
lenses (bottom left)
and even small scopes
via the Vixen-style
adaptor (right). You
can also add a second
mounting disc to
the base of the dec.
mounting bracket for
dual imaging.

ALTAZ BASE
The altaz base is sturdily constructed and is easy to adjust
with its fine latitude adjustment control, even while aligning
to Polaris using the polarscope. There are two azimuth
adjustments and a bubble level to help level to unit.

SWITCHES AND GUIDE PORT
The rubber switches include forward/backwards slewing,
while the centre button allows you to select the operating
mode. These are solar, lunar, sidereal and half-sidereal,
as well as northern/southern hemisphere tracking.
Below these are the ST-4 and camera control ports, the
USB port for recharging the battery and an HBX port
for connecting a hand controller.

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