AZ GOTO MOUNT (AZ100, IOPTRON AZEQ5)

[Fedele]

Hi. 

I have a FS102NSV.

1) i'm searching an elegant  solution, grab and go, nanual just for visual, solid with fluid and extensible movements. Cheap

2) an AZ mount GOTO. I had thought about the AZ / EQ6 OR 5 SKYWATCHER, but the quality is so inconsistent, with various problems and besides they are bulky and heavy.
I have to do  bino views with the FS and soon put a tube for planetary imaging (2/4 min) mewlon180c, C8 or Mak150, depending on the choice based on the budget for the mount.
I was thinking about the Ioptron AZ Pro Mount. what do you tell me_ savings compared to the Sw ed compact. Do you have a management system via mobile devices with a celestial map app like the Nextar Evolution? stable? reliable?

I believe that a single answer to the two previous questions could be the AZ100, certainly not cheap, of which the ACTIVE GOT will soon be marketed. Do you know how much this complete setup will cost? could I now take the manual system with flexible hoses and then mount the GOTO? will this be possible?

 

[johninderby]

58 minutes ago, Fedele said:

 

I believe that a single answer to the two previous questions could be the AZ100, certainly not cheap, of which the ACTIVE GOT will soon be marketed. Do you know how much this complete setup will cost? could I now take the manual system with flexible hoses and then mount the GOTO? will this be possible?

 

The AZ100 is designed to be user upgradeable and the GOTO system will be bolt on. So yes you could get the mount with the encoders for now and simply bolt on the GOTO upgrade when it comes out.

No idea of the price yet but I understand that Rowan can’t set a price until final testing is completed.

Edited January 16, 2021 by johninderby

[Fedele]

 JUST CURIOSITY
An AZ-GTi  can work well with a FS102NSV  in a mono setup with diagonal or in a bino setup with diagonal and MAXBRIGHTII?

 

Edited January 17, 2021 by Fedele

[JeremyS]

8 minutes ago, Fedele said:

 JUST CURIOSITY
An AZ-GTi  can work well with a FS102NSV  in a mono setup with diagonal or in a bino setup with diagonal and MAXBRIGHTII?

 

No, the telescope is much too heavy for that mount