Skwatcher Acuter Merlin

A mount for telescopes, spotting scopes, cameras and telephoto lenses that is second to none!
Photography with long-range telescopes or telephoto lenses becomes a pleasure on this upscale standard. The target can be tracked or controlled MOTORIZED. Targets can be programmed and automatically approached!

This mount is ideal for our compact refractors, which allow you to enjoy sky, nature and wildlife viewing AND are suitable and designed as a telephoto lens for easy and good shooting. The load capacity for instruments up to 4 kg is given, so you can easily use any telephoto lens or the compact refractors from our range! Please take a look under our heading "Refractors".

Suitable for astrophotography (moon, planets, sun - ONLY and ALWAYS with a suitable filter !! -)

Intuitive to use, light and quick to set up. Excellent for SCHOOL MASTRONOMY. Various devices can be mounted, multiple devices - a tripod, which saves costs!

Applications:

Nature observation: follow with the control box controlled the object, from the bird, over the sailing ship am
Horizon to the plane

Photography: controlled pans allow beautiful panoramic images or even film footage - the
Pivoting motion is smoother than it is ever possible by hand. Also moving time-lapse shots
are possible.

Sky observation: automatic tracking of the celestial objects with a short calibration - so that moon,
Stars and planets are in the field of vision. Ideal for spotting scopes or small refractors.

Astrophotography: even astrophotography is possible with short exposure times. Oak the mount simply
at three stars and map constellations and large sky areas. exposure
Times up to 60 seconds are easily possible.

The Merlin multifunction geared do iter is therefore a real all-rounder, for nature lovers, photographers or amateur astronomers equally interesting. He carries short-building equipment up to 4kg dead weight.

Features:

- powerful servo motors ensure accurate pans
- 12V power supply (8x AA batteries or external)
- three speeds: very slow - for 1 ° approx. 4min / medium - for 1 ° approx. 1min / fast 1 ° per second
- Terrestrial targets can be programmed and automatically approached
- 1/4 "connection for spotting scopes and cameras
- "Cruise & Shoot Auto Imaging" remote control for Canon EOS cameras
- simple calibration for astronomical use with tracking - celestial objects remain in the field of vision
- suitable for instruments up to 4kg weight and a length up to 400mm
- Photo tripod - extendable - included in the price - maximum observation height 156mm