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The CGX: A Versatile Mount For Everyone! Recently I was able to work with the Celestron CGX, the Baader Apo 95/560 Travel Companion, the Nikon D810A and the StarAid Revolution as guiding system for the first time. Once again the results proved how much you can get out of a good system if you take some time to tweak the settings a little bit instead of simply working with the factory settings of the software without taking a closer look at them. To get straight to the point: I'm really excited about what the CGX delivered last night! For polar alignment, I used the star Regulus and the integrated AllStar Polar Alignment (ASPA) system of the CGX. My alignment routine only consisted of a 2-star alignment, with Regulus added as another calibration star. Then I let the mount slew across 2/3 of the sky to the star Vega. The CGX placed Vega in the middle of the field of view of the APO 95 and the Z6, with less than 5% deviation! That's AMAZING, because it means that I don't need an additional high-precision goto, even with small sensors! In any case, high-precision goto is only intended for those times when the mount is badly polar aligned, anyway. And the tracking accuracy? If the CGX is properly aligned using the CGX's ASPA routine, it works really well. Up to 30 seconds were possible without guiding. It's the same as with a 10Micron mount without the additional pointing model: balance the mounts axles, set it up with caution and perform a good - very good - polar alignment, then the CGX is TOP! Excuse me if I have said this before, but again and again I hear and read – not only in the forums – that it does not matter if the mount is perfectly polar aligned, or if it is perfectly balanced, etc... this madness must be put to an end! Instead of two vectors (RA + DEC) or ideally one (with an ideal setup it should only be RA) to represent the tracking, we have to deal with four motion vectors at once (for RA + DEC + the drift in both Axes in plus and minus), plus the field of view rotation! This is still inconspicuous visually (and the CGX compensates for these deviations at least when slewing to each new object), but when tracking an object with a camera, this will harm the quality of the result! (Sorry, but that's my personal opinion – and nobody can tell me anything else; I've already had my discussions about this.) Of course, I used an autoguider to do serious astrophotography, in this case the StarAid Revolution. With it, there were still round (or better: pin-point) stars even after 600 seconds – that's very good. The system just ran smoothly: the routines in the CGX are very practical and the gearbox (belt drive) implements the guiding pulses in real time. The StarAid was only connected to a power supply and the guiding port; it is a real standalone autoguider without a laptop. The autoguiding starts automatically as soon as the StarAid is powered up. By the way, the StarAid Revolution is not only a standalone autoguider. It combines automatic polar adjustment and plate solving (in just 2 seconds) in a light, only 8 cm large body. This all-in-one astrophotography device replaces a specialised guiding camera and a laptop with various programs for guiding and polar alignment, and it can solve the biggest problems related to astrophotography – initialization and polar alignment are done with the smartphone, then it runs autonomously! After what feels like 1000 years of experience with guiding I can only say again and again: "Guiding must be adapted to seeing!" This principle has been confirmed once again, as the CGX reacts very accurately to every control command. That means: The StarAid guides the CGX in a direct manner. Everything is almost 1: 1 in effect. That is why the guiding rate of the CGX has to be adapted to the seeing. In the case of the CGX, this is possible separately for both the RA and the DEC axis, as a percentage of the star speed. The standard value of the CGX is 85% of the siderial speed. If the seeing is bad, this will cause pendulum movements, but everything is still within tolerance. But if I reduce the rate to 50% – I even went as low as 35% per axis (the seeing was really ugh!) – the correction is only 0.5 PIXEL of the guider. The RA axis was in teeny-tiny overbalance towards the counterweight. Hence the movement from plus to minus in the RA axis. (I call it the "I'm already gone away" error.) And here is the result: Image: IC1318 and the 2.2mag star Sadr in RGB with Baader APO 95 and Nikon D810A, Celestron CGX mount and StarAID StarAid Revolution Standalone Autoguiding, 22x 360sec (132min) under good conditions M51 / Baader APO 95 / Celestron CGX / StarAID / D810A Image: M51 with Baader APO 95 and the Nikon D810A; Celestron CGX mount and StarAID StarAid Revolution standalone autoguiding at 600s and in original resolution After these experiences I am really looking forward to something else: The combination of RASA 8 + CGX is a really hot product, because I already got round stars on the APO95 / 560 for about 30sec without auto guiding ... and with guiding, hour-long narrowband imaging sessions are easy! For remote operation, the CGX has another great feature when it is operated through ASCOM and Celestron's CPWI control software: power failures are no longer a problem! The mount is then simply moved back to the home position, the last alignment is called up, and everything will be fine:-) All screens about the CGX in measurement mode can be found in my blog: https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/blog/celestron-cgx-montierung-in-kombination-mit-staraid-revolution-als-guider

I decided I wanted to build a permanent pier in my garden for my CGE-PRO mount. When searching for an adapter plate I came across multiple versions. At the end, they all look very similar. However, this one from Baader stood out to me for the following reasons. The biggest plus for me is that this adapter plate has an anodized finish. This makes it more weather and scratch resistant then bare aluminum. Also important, the black anodized finish matches the CGE-PRO color perfectly. The machining done on the adapter is very good. Al surfaces are very smooth. The CGE-PRO mount housing fits nicely over the adapter plate. The mount needs to be secured with three UNC 3/8-16 bolts.

Ich habe den Stativadapter für mein Celestron NexStar SE-Teleskop gekauft. Der NexStar SE wird mit einem stabilen, aber schweren Stativ mit eingebautem Keil geliefert. Um das Teleskop als Reiseteleskop für visuelle Beobachtungen in den Ferien verwenden zu können, wollte ich das Teleskop auf meinem leichten Gitzo Carbon-Stativ montieren können. Auf der Suche nach einer Lösung im Internet fand ich endlich den Baader NexStar SE / EVO-Stativadapter und bestellte ihn direkt bei Baader. Die Lieferung von Baader war sehr schnell. Der Baader NexStar SE / EVO Stativadapter ist sehr gut und präzise für die NexStar SE Teleskophalterung gemacht. Der Stativadapter passt perfekt auf meine Gitzo 5/8" Stativhalterung. Nachdem ich den Stativadapter auf meinem Gitzo Carbon-Stativ installiert hatte, setzte ich die NexStar Teleskophalterung darauf und schließlich das Teleskop. In den vergangenen Sommerabenden habe ich den Baader NexStar SE / EVO-Stativadapter mit meinem Gitzo Carbon-Stativ verwendet. Während der nächtlichen Beobachtungen bemerkte ich keine Wackeligkeit. Meiner Meinung nach trägt das perfekte Mittelgewicht des Baader NexStar SE / EVO-Stativadapters zur Balance der NexStar Teleskophalterung auf meinem Gitzo-Stativ bei. Der Baader NexStar SE / EVO-Stativadapter scheint nicht nur eine perfekte Ergänzung zu den von Baader empfohlenen Baader-, Vixen-, Bresser- und Sky-Watcher-Stativen zu sein, sondern auch zu jedem sehr gut gefertigten Stative, das diesen Stativadapter aufnehmen kann. Für mich scheint der Baader Stativadapter ein sehr guter Begleiter zu meinem Gitzo Carbon-Stativ zu sein. Wenn ich mein leichtes Gitzo Carbon-Stativ nur mit dem Baader NexStar SE / EVO-Adapter zusätzlich zum Teleskop und der Teleskophalterung packen muss, ist das Reisen mit meinem Celestron NexStar SE-Teleskop weniger schwer und macht mehr Spaß. Empfohlen.

Funktioniert super! Das Netzteil liefert genug Leistung auch bei gleichzeitiger Bewegung beider Achsen bei maximaler Geschwindigkeit.

Dieses Stativ kann für Spiegelreflex, Videokameras, vor allem aber auch für Spektive und Ferngläser benutzt werden. All-in-one! Die Möglichkeit beide Achsen mit getrennten Griffen unabhängig verstellen zu können, macht es perfekt für astronomische Beobachtungen mit Ferngläsern wie beispielsweise dem CELESTRON Skymaster 25 x 70, welches auf den Fotos zu sehen ist. Bei 25 facher Vergrößerung ist sinnvolles Beobachten ohne Stativ nicht mehr gut möglich. Mit diesem super stabilen Stativ hingegen eine reine Freude. So habe ich auch gleich mal das Fotografieren des Mondes DURCH das auf den Bildern zu sehende Skymaster probiert (ohne stabiles Stativ undenkbar!). Das Ergebnis sind die dieser Bewertung beigefügten Mondfotos (nur in Kontrast, Gamma, und Helligkeit geringfügig nachbearbeitet). Eins mit der Grundeinstellung der Smartphone-Kamera, das zweite mit gezoomter Smartphonekamera.

Das Tariergewicht verwende ich seit Jahren mit bestem Erfolg zum schnellen, einfachen und präzisen Austarieren des Teleskops in der Deklinationsachse, je nach Zubehör-Auslastung am Okularauszug. Kaufempfehlung!

Passt wunderbar zur GM4000. Haben seither keine Störungen mehr. Sehr zu empfehlen.

Die Flügel der Schraube zur Befestigung der Montierung lässt sich bei voll eingefahrenen Beinen des T-Pod-Stativ nicht drehen. Man muss also die Beine etwas ausfahren. Durch eine längere Schraube ließe sich das Problem lösen. dann kämen die Flügel tiefer und würden nicht mehr an den Stativbeinen hängen bleiben. Ansonsten ist der Flansch sehr solide gemacht.

I had bought a used eq8 pier-tripod and needed an adapter for my cgem dx mount head. I was just about to order the cgem adapter when i saw this, even though there was no image intookna chance and bougth this one. I got the package and it was heavy.. I took me a little time to figure out what actually was in the package... One i figured that out i drilled suitable holes in the eq8 pier tripod top plate and attached the adapter, then I had to temove the top section of the cgem dx tripod and attach it to the cgem dx mont head and finally attach the mount head on the adapter. Very sturdy result and it looks nice the total height is lower the with the cgem dx tripod, a bit heavier but smaller :) I had to reuse the screws from the cgem dx tripod to attach everything to the adapeter, the requires an allen key. It would be nice to have icluded with the adapter a set of screws with wings or similar arrangment to allow for tightening by hand :)

Der Netzteil passte und funktionierte, wie sie sein soll. Vor allem funktionierte die Teilrückgabe der bestellten Artikeln sehr gut mit der zeitnahen Rückerstattung.