SkyandTelescope.com August 2014 75- http://www.skywatcherusa.com Though
currently available in North America
only from Canadian dealers, SkyWatcher
showcased its heavy-duty EQ8 SynScan
GPS mount with Freedom Find encod-
ers. These allow users to manually slew
telescopes and cameras around the fi eld of
view without the mount losing its posi-
tional accuracy. - planewave.com The team at PlaneWave
Instruments was on hand to answer ques-
tions and demonstrate its attractive line of
corrected Dall-Kirkham astrographs and
German equatorial mounts. - http://www.televue.com Tele Vue showed its
new 3-inch BIG Paracorr for visual and
photographic use on large-aperture, fast
Newtonian telescopes with 3-inch focusers. - http://www.qhyccd.com Camera manufac-
turer QHYCCD showcased its new com-
pletely wireless CCD camera. The QHY
InterCam 8300 includes a built-in wireless
router, internal USB drive, and Pentium
processor, enabling users to take deep-
sky CCD images without the need for an
external computer at the telescope. - http://www.newmoontelescopes.com New
Moon Telescopes had a great display of its
custom mid- and large-aperture Dobso-
nians. Of special note were the company’s
new lightweight-aluminum altitude
bearings with a textured powder coating
that produced just the right amount of
“stiction” for a Dob mount. - http://www.vixenoptics.com Vixen also
showed off its new Transformer German
equatorial mount, which is off ered in fi ve
confi gurations, ranging from all-manual
controls to Go-To slewing with the Star
Book One controller. Additionally, all of its
equatorial mounts now have an updated
design for their polar-alignment fi nders. ✦
View our exclusive NEAF
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