ALT
Mounts from Eckhardt Alt
ALT mounts cannot shine either through voice control or through Internet support, but they certainly belong to the most precisely functioning and at the same time highest instrument load bearing mounts. For many years, Baader Planetarium has exclusively supplied the mounts manufactured by Mr. Alt, both individually and largely by hand. Mr. Alt has been retired for several years now.
At this point we would like to thank Mr. E. Alt for the many years of good cooperation and wish (albeit with regret) a pleasant, well-deserved retirement.
If you have any service questions concerning ALT mounts, please do not hesitate to contact us, we will forward your inquiry if necessary.
On our former www.baader-planetarium.de website we had an extensive presentation of the ALT mounts, which we would like to make available to you here as a reference in PDF form (sorry, German language only). At the current time (January 2019) we still have very few ALT mounts in stock and this is probably the last opportunity to purchase such a mount. We do not offer these as single products on our website, if you are interested, please contact us.
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4/26/2019 1:13 AM
Steeldrive II motor focuser with Controller
The aux output for a dew heater is stated at up to 10w. If I attached a slightly higher rated dew strip (for example 15w) to that output, would it be able to operate safely (albeit limited to a maximum of 10w of power) or would there be a risk of damaging the controller?
Answer rated: 0The AUX power output is fused. The controller would not be damaged beyond repair, but the fuse would have to be replaced.
This would probably have to be done at our company as it is a small SMD part.Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Apr 26, 2019 9:44:00 AMRated: 1
4/21/2019 7:12 PM
Baader UFC (Universal Filter Changer)
I have a Celestron Edge 800HD with 0.7 reducer and a QHY 163C Camera. What parts will I need to use a 2" filter changer?
Answer rated: 0The QHY163 should have 17,5mm of backfokus, but please verify this in your camera manual as we don't have the camera here.
The 8" EdgeHD reducer requires a distance of 105mm to the sensor, so we have 87.5mm for the UFC.
You need:
2459128 - Adapter for SC-thread of the telescope/reducer - 1mm length
2459110 - UFC base - 13mm length
2459115 - T-2-Adapter with male thread, fits into your camera - 2mm length
For the remaining 71,5mm, you can use several extensions, e.g.
- Baader UFC S70 Extension 15mm # 2459142
- Baader UFC S70 Extension 40mm # 2459143
- Baader UFC S70 VariLock 15-20mm extension # 2459145
If you set the VariLock to 16.5mm, you should have the perfect distance.
You can also use the smaller T2-extension tubes and Varilocks instead:
- Baader T-2 / 40 mm Extension Tube (T-2 part #25B) # 1508153
- Baader VariLock 46, lockable T-2 ExtensionTube 29-46mm with spanner tool (T-2 part #25V) # 2956946
It is in general a good idea to keep the filters closer to the camera, so the UFC-extensions should be better that the T-2-extensions - the closer a filter is, the less will optical distortions of the filter be a problem.
In addition, you need the filter sliders according to your filters:
- Baader UFC 2" (M48) Filter Slider # 2459112
- Baader UFC D 50.4 Filter Slider # 2459113
- Baader UFC 50x50 Filter slider # 2459114
- Baader UFC D 36 mm AUX-Filter-Holder (requires #2459113) # 2459152
- Baader UFC 1¼" AUX-Filter-Holder (requires #2459113) # 2459153Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Apr 23, 2019 12:38:00 PMRated: 0
4/21/2019 12:33 PM
Steeldrive II motor focuser with Controller
Does it exist a Linux / Indi driver for Steeldrive II ?
Answer rated: 0Currently there is no linux/INDI driver.
If you need to control the SteelDrive II on a linux machine,
we can provide you with the serial command protocol for direct communication with the device.Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Apr 23, 2019 12:23:00 PMRated: 0
4/20/2019 9:23 PM
Baader Hyperion Universal Zoom Mark IV, 8-24mm eyepiece (1¼" / 2")
Can I use c mount camera to Baader Hyperion Universal Zoom Mark IV. Which adapter I shall select to connect the mark IV to c mount thread camera.
Answer rated: 0Yes, you can - please take a look at page 5 of the PDF https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/downloads/dl/file/id/444/product/3119/digiscoping_camera_adaptations_for_afocal_photography_and_eyepiece_projection.pdf which we have also linked to in the Downloads section.
You need
- Hyperion / Morpheus T-Adapter M43/T-2 #2958080
- 1" C-Mount T-2 adapter Filterholder #2958520
And spacers between these two adapters, depending on the size of your sensor and the desired effective focal length. The larger the sensor, the farther away should it be from the eyepiece to avoid distortions at the edge of the image.Answer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Apr 23, 2019 10:14:00 AMRated: 0
4/19/2019 1:13 AM
1 kg leveling Counterweight
What are the dimensions of the 1kg counterweight? (2951401)
Answer rated: 0The diameter is ca. 6cm, the height (without screw) ca. 4.6cmAnswer by: Baader Web Team (Admin) on Apr 23, 2019 11:38:00 AM