Explore Scientific, ES-FLAR80640-IEXOS, FirstLight 80mm Telescope Go-To Tracker Combo ES-FLAR80640-IEXOS Includes Only: FirstLight AR80mm White Tube Refractor with 640mm focal length f/8 telescope with fully-coated glass iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight Go-To Tracker Mount 40mm draw tube ...Explore Scientific, ES-FLAR80640-IEXOS, FirstLight 80mm Telescope Go-To Tracker Combo ES-FLAR80640-IEXOS Includes Only: FirstLight AR80mm White Tube Refractor with 640mm focal length f/8 telescope with fully-coated glass iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight Go-To Tracker Mount 40mm draw tube focuser 1.25" 90° Diagonal Plossl 25mm eyepiece Red-dot Finder Smartphone Camera adapter Downloadable Software Features: Explore FirstLight 80mm Refractor 80mm aperture will reveal impressive lunar details ranging from craters to rilles, planetary features like Saturn's ring structure or Jupiter's cloud belts; and bright deep sky treasures like galaxies, nebulae and clusters. Model comes with a 25mm Plössl eyepiece, a 90° diagonal for more comfortable viewing and a red dot viewfinder to aid in object location. Included adapter helps observers use their smart device to capture and share images.
iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight Equatorial Tracker System Integrated Explore Scientific PMC-Eight system that transcends the industry standard single processor by utilizing eight CPUs that operate independently of one another to focus on defined functions, which results in superior responsiveness, efficiency, reliability and astoundingly fast timing intervals. Clutched dual-axis worm gears with quiet precision stepper motor belt drives Intuitive ExploreStars app, which is available for Apple, Android and Windows tablets, that makes it simple to operate the GOTO system. Through it, users can quickly align their telescope, navigate the stars and learn specifics about tens of thousands of celestial objects Clutched RA and Declination axis are smooth and allow for precise balancing which makes the process of repositioning your telescope efficient Polar alignment sight hole through the RA axis and precise altitude control for fast alignment without polar scope.
Each of the combinations in this line comes complete with all of the essentials: a telescope, a sturdy mount, an eyepiece and a red dot viewfinder. Mounts vary from a simple fork-mounted alt-azimuth option to a complete GOTO tracking system. As an added benefit, each package includes an adapter that allows you to use your smartphone to easily capture and share the beauty unfolding in your eyepiece.
With Firstlight, the only thing you need to provide is a desire to discover. The iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight Equatorial Tracker System The iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight Equatorial Tracker System is a complete astronomical computerized Wifi or Wired GOTO Equatorial Tracker with integrated PMC-Eight electronics suitable for attaching Small Telescopes or DSLR Cameras attached to a standard "Vixen Style" Dovetail Plate. Use with the free ExploreStars App for Tablets (Windows, Android, Amazon and Apple), or with the free ASCOM Standards Compliant PMC-Eight ASCOM driver and the ASCOM POTH Client from Explore Scientific (either wired or wireless) to work with virtually any sky software that supports ASCOM.
Tablet or computer must be purchased separately. The iEXOS-100 utilizes a proven German equatorial mount design and Explore Scientific's revolutionary PMC-Eight Precision Motion Control system to flawlessly navigate the night sky and track objects as they journey across it. This combination provides superior observing and imaging performance without a prohibitive price tag.
GOTO systems play an important role in the world of amateur astronomy because they ensure users spend less time searching for particular objects and more time observing and imaging. The PMC-Eight with its versatile connections supported with free to download apps for Windows, Android, and iOS, or through the free to download ASCOM PMC-Eight driver and POTH Client to connect to your favorite ASCOM Compliant Astronomical Software, can allow you to control the telescope from a few feet away or by communicating computer-to-computer with an Internet connection from virtually anywhere in the world. One of the standout features of the iEXOS-100 system is its German equatorial design.
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