Skywatcher STARGATE-500P Synscan GoTo Dobson

Skywatcher STARGATE-500P Synscan GoTo Dobsonian

Sky-Watcher STARGATE Dobsonians with their huge light gathering capabilities provide the ultimate WOW factor experience for aficionados of visual astronomy, delivering outstanding performance on both planetary and deep-sky objects.

The elegant and rigid all metal truss tube design is easily transportable when unassembled, and can be assembled and ready for use in about 20 minutes.

The mount provides motorised operation in both alt and azimuth axes, and can slew the telescope automatically to, and track over 42,900 night sky objects from the Synscan handset´s extensive computerised database. Features Freedom-Find? dual-encoder technology, which also allows the telescope to be moved manually in either axis without losing it´s alignment or positional information, giving the user enormous convenience and flexibility during observing sessions. Simply push the telescope close to the object and let the computer do the rest of the work!

Important note about power supply:

To avoid loss of warranty, please use only the power supplies and mobile supplies recommended by us. Especially simple car batteries or sealed lead-acid batteries can lead to an under-supply, which can then damage the sensitive electronics of the mount. Operating a Skywatcher GoTo mount with a non-proprietary power supply not recommended by us is at your own risk. Thank you for your understanding. Here is the link to more information: Notes_power_supply_SK_GoTo_en.pdf