Product description

The Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G GoTo Mount is certain to become a favorite among intermediate to experienced observers and astrophotographers. This three-in-one smart mount not only operates in equatorial GoTo mode, but also in an Altazimuth GoTo and Tracking mode while holding one or even two different telescopes. Control the Orion Atlas Pro via the included illuminated hand controller, or control it robotically with your PC/laptop, or even wirelessly from your iOS mobile device with optional Orion StarSeek software and Wi-Fi module (software app and module sold separately). In addition to the dual Altaz and EQ modes, the Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G boasts some other key enhancements over the standard Atlas EQ-G Mount, including a smooth yet very robust latitude adjustment for accurate polar alignment, beefier Right Ascension (RA) and Declination (Dec) clutch adjustments, a thicker counterweight shaft – 1″ in diameter – and a thread on counterweight shaft extension. The newly engineered equatorial head will carry a 44-pound telescope payload. The mount comes standard with an upgraded belt-driven stepper motor drive system that can locate over 42,000 objects in the sky with tracking precision of 0.1436 arc-second steps. The drive has closed-loop electronics, with two sets of encoders per axis, meaning that once aligned you can manually move the telescope to a new target and the mount will still know where it’s pointing in the sky!

From the Manufacturer

Three-in-one GoTo mount can operate in GoTo Equatorial mode holding one telescope, or in GoTo Altazimuth mode holding one or two different telescopes. Capable of holding a 44-pound telescope payload – ideal for any observational or astrophotographic pursuits. Accurate belt-driven stepper motor drive system can locate any of over 42,000 celestial curiosities with a pointing accuracy of 5 arc-minutes and a tracking precision of 0.1436 arc-second steps. Features closed-loop electronics to maintain alignment even after an inadvertent bump or nudge. Features dual-width dovetail saddle for use with narrow or wide dovetail plates, 1″ diameter retractable counterweight shaft, securely threaded power input jack and threaded DC cable, built-in autoguider port, PPEC capability, 9 slew speeds, and North/South hemisphere polar alignment scope