Equatorial Mount Telescope
Orion EQ-1 Equatorial Telescope Mount
Features:
- Capable of managing telescopes and equipment combinations weighing up to 7 lbs.
- Telescope mount features dual slow-motion controls and 360-degree azimuth adjustment, for easy manual tracking of celestial objects for extensive viewing
- Adjustable-height tripod (32.5"-54.75") features center-hinged leg braces for quick set-up and take-down and includes a removable high-walled accessory tray to keep telescope eyepieces and accessories within reach
Orion AstroView Equatorial Telescope Mount
Features:
- Weighs 27.5 lbs
- Includes adjustable-height aluminum tripod
- Modern equatorial mount head design features removable dovetail plate for quick attachment of a telescope without using tools
Orion Min-EQ Tabletop Equatorial Telescope Mount
Features:
- Height approximately 14", weighs 10 lbs., 5 oz.
- Includes 4.8 lb. counterweight, dual slow-motion control cables for manual tracking, latitude adjustment, and threaded 1/4"-20 adapter
- Features a rugged metal EQ-1 equatorial mount head perched on a petite tabletop tripod with three thread-on legs
Orion Observer 70mm Equatorial Refractor Telescope
Features:
- Reveals detailed views of the Moon and bright planets such as Jupiter and Saturn
- Includes two eyepieces, finder scope, focuser, 90-degree mirror diagonal for comfortable viewing
- 70mm (2.75") aperture and 700mm focal length provides great views of bright night-sky objects
Lost episode of Carl Sagan's Cosmos takes us to the Meat Planet - io9
High pressure areas can lead to a lack of sweat clouds, allowing the exposed land masses to cook and burn in the noon sunshine. In temperate areas, the meat is often cooked to perfection, whereas on the equator giant scabs and blisters of burnt flesh blight the landscape, a blackened, arid desert of scorched carbon and crackled fat. The largest known blister discovered was photographed in...
A cool respite on Borneo's Mount Kinabalu - The National
I've booked a beach holiday in Borneo, flying into Kota Kinabalu. I know that after a few days chilling on a sun lounger, I'm going to be keen to do something more active. What are the options or is it too hot here to do anything other than relax?
Kota Kinabalu - universally shortened to KK - is only six degrees north of the equator so the weather stays...
Myths and mysteries of Mount Kilimanjaro - eTurboNews
Covered in mist, full of legends and mystery, Mount Kilimanjaro (otherwise known as the roof of Africa) stands to attract tourists from all corners of the world, the reasons behind its nomination to contest for listing in New Seven Wonders of Nature.
Shrouded in gray, dark clouds and covered in mist most of the day, Mount Kilimanjaro with a height of 5,895 meters is located some 330...
Powder puffed - The Register-Guard
Oregon skiers and snowboarders have something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving week — another early opening to the winter sports season, coupled with forecasts for another banner year on the slopes.
Timberline and Mount Hood Meadows in the northern part of the state opened Friday, and both reported busy weekends. Mount Bachelor has announced that it will begin daily operations...
Liberia: Let's Celebrate Crossing of Our Electoral Rubicon - AllAfrica.com
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My Fellow Compatriots, this morning, Liberia crosses the democratic Rubicon, and is on the threshold of setting a new and higher democratic standard. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has again become the first democratically elected incumbent President to be re-elected President of Liberia. On the eve of 1991, late President Samuel K. Doe's moment was interrupted by civil...
How to Align an Equatorial Mount.wmv
Video demonstration by "Eyes on the Sky" for aligning an equatorial mount. The demonstration covers all basics required to set up and align most any telescope on a german equatorial mount in the Northern Hemisphere. Check out the monthly astronomy videos by "Eyes on the Sky" for what you can see...
Questions & answers
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vegetarianwino
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What is the best Equatorial Mount telescope that can be bought for under $600.00 that will see to Uranus?I am just an amateur astronomer in need of a good telescope. Thanks, in advance, for your help :-)mathematician says:Pretty much any telescope will see 'to' Uranus. Occasionally it can even be seen without any optical aid. That said, do not expect to see more than a small blue dot, even with a fairly big scope... -
John Doe
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Using the right ascension knob on an equatorial mount (telescope)?Ok. I know how to use the equatorial mount and everything. The only problem I am having is with the right ascension knob. After I have polar aligned the scope, I turn it to face Beta Ursa Major (Merak) since I know its dec. and R/A. Now this is my...GeoffG says:In fact, amateur astronomers almost never use the RA and Dec dials on their equatorial mounts. On all but the largest and most expensive mounts, these dials are purely decorative, and are too small...
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Lost episode of Carl Sagan's Cosmos takes us to the Meat PlanetThe largest known blister discovered was photographed in 1997 by the Hubble Space Telescope and measured 6500 horrible miles in diameter. As well as grease mists and sweat clouds, evaporated blood plays a large part in the weather system of The Meat
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Usually a tripod with a head containing manual or motorised controls, which point the telescope and track an object observed. Equatorial – Usually found paired with all telescopes apart from Dobsonians. Equatorial mounts enable the telescope to follow
The Holidays Are Coming! A Beginner's Guide to Telescopes
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A cool respite on Borneo's Mount Kinabaluof the equator so the weather stays consistently hot and humid all year. But there's more than one way to find cooler temperatures and if you can't go north, you can go up. Visible from downtown KK is Mount Kinabalu, South East Asia's highest peak,
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Shrouded in gray, dark clouds and covered in mist most of the day, Mount Kilimanjaro with a height of 5895 meters is located some 330 kilometers south of Equator, giving an awesome and magnificent inspiration hundreds of miles away.
Myths and mysteries of Mount Kilimanjaro
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Powder puffedIn addition, La Niñas — created by cooling of the Pacific Ocean's equatorial waters — generally translate into colder temperatures and, thus, more of the fluffy powder snow favored by snow riders. “Our operators are pretty bullish, given the long
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Water falls, moonbow shines, aurorae glowSome pictures really go the extra mile (1.6 kilometers) when capturing the beauty of nature. This picture, by Stephane Vetter, goes even farther than that: How about that? There’s so much to see in this picture from southern Iceland (and click ...
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Amazing Astrophotos of Star ClustersHere are a few specs provided by Gustavo: Atik 314L+ Color CCD on ED80T-CF APO, Sirius EQ-G mount, Orion SSAG (guide), Baader ... attached to an 6″ Skywatcher reflector telescope, on a EQ3-2 equatorial mont. The software used to stacking and image ...
