Astronomy - USA (2020-08)

PlaneWave Instruments

WHY USE L-SERIES?

WHY USE DIRECT DRIVE?

• Gearless direct drive motors


• High resolution axis-encoders


• High-precision tracking, from sidereal-rate to
  degrees/second


• Mount modeling and control software included


• Automated motor tuning


• ayload 100lbs, 200lbs, and 300lbs
  respectively for L-350, L-500 and L-600


• Compatible with many OTAs


• Equatorial or Alt-Az operation


• No gears


• No backlash


• No periodic error


• Silent operation


• Years of maintenance-free heavy use


• Highly responsive


• Fast target acquisition


• Technology from PlaneWave
  1 meter in a small package

1375 North Main Street • Adrian, Mi 49221 • http://www.planewave.com

This close-up is from the corner of an unregistered stack of a 9x5 minute

sequence, using an L350 mount and CDK14 in Alt/Az with IRF90

de-rotation, unguided. Less than 1% elongation, at less than 0.65

arc-seconds/pixel!

NGC3579 photo by PlaneWave staff Matt

Dieterich and CDK600 equipment owner Nick

Dunckel from ObsTech in Chile

L-SERIES DIRECT DRIVE MOUNTS

GEARS ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND