Monture ALT-AZ Solarquest - Sky-Watcher

Sky-Watcher offers a mount specially designed for solar observation and photography. Since our star is very pleasant to observe (with just a solar filter!), it's even more enjoyable to observe it with a motorized mount capable of compensating for the Earth's rotation. However, to properly perform this tracking, a station setup (calibration based on the sky and the observing location) is necessary... and during the day, without stars or the famous North Star, the operation is tricky.

Sky-Watcher therefore had the idea of ​​equipping an azimuthal mount (similar to the AZ-GTi) with a solar sensor/finder and GPS, and developing a patented technology: HelioFind™. After approximately orienting the mount and tripod toward the Sun, simply level the tripod and press the SolarQuest's power button. The mount will then level your instrument, retrieve the observing location coordinates, time, date, etc., then point at the Sun and begin tracking. Simply center the Sun and the SolarQuest will record your corrections.

When the integrated solar sensor detects our star, it "locks" onto it for an indefinite period. All you have to do is observe it with your solar instrument. Observing the Sun has never been easier than with the Sky-Watcher SolarQuest. For imaging, since our star is very bright, short exposure times are sufficient, eliminating the need for an equatorial mount. All that's needed is good software to compensate for the field rotation effect induced by azimuthal mode.

Attaching a PST, an H-alpha Lunt solar telescope, or a refractor equipped with a white light or AstroSolar filter is easy thanks to the Vixen-format female dovetail.

Features

• Mount Type: Motorized Dual-Axis with Automatic GOTO Pointing
• Payload: 4kg
• Motor: Dual-Axis Tracking (DC Servo Motor)
• Pointing Type: HelioFind™
• Tracking Type: Solar
• Instrument Mount: Vixen-Type Female Dovetail
• Tripod: Foldable, with spacer, 21.5cm extension column included
• Tripod/Mount Height: 80.5mm to 130mm
• Weight: Mount only 1.3kg - Tripod only: 1.9kg - Total: 3.2kg
• Power Supply: 12V DC (optional cable or Sky-Watcher 17Ah battery) or battery pack (optional 8 AA/LR6 batteries)

Included Items

• 1 Sky-Watcher SolarQuest Motorized Altazimuth Mount
• 1 Vixen-Type Female Dovetail
• 1 Extension Column 21.5mm
• 1 height-adjustable aluminum tripod
• 1 accessory shelf