Omegon Polar Wedge/EQ Platform 45° for Dobsonian telescopes up to 10".

The Omegon EQ platform is a tracking system for your Dobsonian telescope

Dobsonian telescopes have many advantages, but tracking is not always easy. Especially as a beginner, it is not easy to slowly and smoothly slew and tilt the telescope in the right direction to compensate for the Earth´s rotation.
If you put the Dobsonian telescope on the EQ platform, then the earth rotation is compensated by a motor. Now you can enjoy observing objects at high magnifications without them quickly moving out of view. This also makes observing together with family and friends much easier.

Tracking and Alignment
The platform will track the telescope for one hour before it must be returned to its original position by hand. The motor requires a standard 9-volt block battery.
For polar alignment, the EQ platform must be oriented roughly to the north. Unlike an equatorial telescope mount, however, the latitude does not need to be set. Instead, several variations of the EQ platform are available to cover many latitudes. Check your latitude and round to the nearest 5° to order the correct variant:

40° for Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece

45° for France, Italy, Croatia, Romania

50° for France, Belgium, Germany, Poland

55° for Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Poland

Exact polar alignment is very difficult to perform with an EQ platform. A small drift of the observation objects through the field of view is the consequence. This drift can be minimized by a simple fine adjustment of the motor speed.

Fits almost any Dobsonian telescope.
The platform can support a telescope up to 30 kg. The base of the telescope must have three feet. The distance between the feet must not exceed 45 cm. Almost any Dobsonian up to an aperture of 254 mm (10") meets these criteria.

Note: Push-to systems, which work via encoders, cannot be combined with the EQ platform. (e.g. Omegon Push+ or Orion IntelliScope)

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