The Paramount MYT Robotic Telescope Mount

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1 The Paramount MYT Robotic Telescope Mount The Paramount MYT (pronounced mighty ) Robotic Telescope Mount is a German equatorial mount designed from the base up to provide unsurpassed stability and performance for portable, semi-portable, or permanent installations. Other than its smaller stature and lower total payload capacity, the Paramount MYT incorporates essentially every feature found in the higher capacity Paramount ME II and Paramount MX+ models. At $6,000.00, Paramount performance is now within reach. Packing List The Paramount MYT includes the following items: Hardware Software Paramount Mighty mount Hand controller with integrated joystick One stainless steel 20 lb. counterweight One stainless steel counterweight shaft One OTA mounting plate (Versa-Plate) 80W (48V 1.7A max) Power supply unit 15-foot USB cable Bubble level Hex wrench set The Paramount Software Suite, including: o TheSkyX Professional Edition for Mac and Windows o The Camera Add On for Mac and Windows

2 o o The TPoint Add On for Mac and Windows Multi-OS and Six License Add On allows installation on up to six different computers Documentation Specifications 190 page printed Paramount User Guide 23 kg/50 lb. maximum payload capacity (not including counterweights). 46 kg/100 lb. maximum payload capacity (including counterweights). 11 cm (4.3 in.) right ascension and declination bearings provide maximum stability. 6 degrees per second maximum slew rate in both right ascension and declination. High-torque precision brushless DC-servo motors (the same motors used in the Paramount ME II and Paramount MX+ model mounts). All aluminum body. Research-grade brass right ascension gears with seven (7) arcseconds or less peak-topeak periodic error, before applying periodic error correction (PEC). Motion control provided by the MKS 5000, Software Bisque s fourth generation dual axis control system. Maximum of two (2) hours tracking past the meridian. Instrument Panel on the Versa-Plate includes an integrated guider port, two USB ports, one 5V 1A max power supply port, one 12V 1A max power supply port, pulse focuser port, and a generic through the mount power supply cabling port. Integrated equatorial wedge allows polar axis elevation adjustments from 0 to 64. Integrated polar axis azimuth adjustments offer plus or minus 7 degrees range (14 degrees total). Features Custom cables can be routed through the mount. Integrated rotating base allows calibrated azimuth adjustments to be made without affecting the mount s altitude. Calibrated polar alignment adjustments. Landing lights under the mount can be turned on from the hand paddle to illuminate dark working areas during setup. Mechanical switch on each axis disengages worm from gear while balancing payload. Clutch-free worm block design preserves the mount s physical orientation for accurate and repeatable TPoint modeled pointing and tracking. Mount operation is integrated with TheSkyX Professional Edition for Mac or Windows. Camera Add On software provides single software telescope, camera, focuser, filter wheel, SBIG AO and rotator control.

3 TPoint Add On with Super Model and ProTrack provides the same telescope pointing correction software that is used on most professional telescopes. The Multi-OS and Six License Add On lets you install TheSkyX Professional Edition and related Add Ons on up to six (6) different Mac and Windows computers. Optimal periodic error correction curve fitting that can produce seeing indifferent periodic error curves. DirectGuide allows optimal guiding without a separate guider cable. TPoint assisted tracking via ProTrack makes unguided photo acquisition a reality Both the right ascension and declination axes include mechanical switches to change quickly switch between balancing the payload and tracking. Configurable acceleration and deceleration rates during slews. Temperature adjusted maximum slew rates effectively increase the maximum motor torque to mitigate stalls during cold temperature operation. Integrated homing sensors that allow rapid mount initialization to produce precision and reliable repeatability from night to night, or if power is lost. Super-stable physical design that rapidly dampens external vibrations Software slewing limits can be configured from TheSkyX Pro to prevent damage to the mount and telescope by slowly decelerating to limit regions. Fifty separate conductors of through the mount cabling to minimize the tedium of having CCD power, CCD signal, focus, video, dew heater, and other accessory cables routed to the telescope. The control system supports a wide dynamic range for slewing and tracking rates. Virtually any slew speed is available between stopped and several degrees per second. Warranty Software Bisque warrants all electronic components for one year, and two years for all mechanical components.

4 The Paramount MyT Tripod The Paramount MYT Tripod provides an ultra-stable platform for portable digital imaging with the Paramount Mighty mount. Price The retail price is $1, Packing List Paramount MYT Tripod Carrying case Specifications 68 kg (150 lb.) maximum payload capacity 9 kg (20 lb.) total weight All aluminum construction (other than stainless fasteners and feet) 18.4 cm (7 ¼ in.) wide top plate rotates 360 to assist polar alignment Sliding collar system allows the legs to be placed in three positions: o Fully retracted (64 cm/25 in. length) for transport o Middle (79 cm/31 in. tall) o Lower (70 cm/27.5 in. tall) Stainless steel feet swivel to conform to most mounting surfaces

5 Legs can be extended up to 5 inches to accommodate uneven surfaces, or to increase the tripod height.