New Pegasus astro harmonic drive mount

[R26 oldtimer]

Looks like compact harmonic drive mounts are here to stay. Just noticed this sneak peek in Pegasus Astro's harmonic drive mount. Seems to offer dual equatorial/altaz working modes. Really exciting times ☺️

https://m.facebook.com/pegasusastro/photos/a.1502217729999525/3032808633607086

[CCD-Freak]

[Hogarth]

My head is spinning...

[Sunshine]

Harmonic drive mounts are awesome, just very pricey until they become more popular, I have seen many videos explaining how they word in detail. Would it be safe to say they are the evolution of the telescope mount? it seems so.

Edited December 27, 2021 by Sunshine

[Deadlake]

14 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

just very pricey until they become more popular

The main makers use the same harmonic drive which are used in robotics. Economies of scale already exist for this part so I cannot see a decrease in cost. More interested in how software will be developed to deal with different periodic error they have. 

[Peter Drew]

Very "entertaining" thread on the ZWO harmonic drive mount on CN.      🙂

[Craney]

How long before somebody opens one of these beauties up and gives it a 'hyper-tune'  ??

I know some of you will not be able to resist.

[dannybgoode]

I am a big fan of Pegasus kit.  Will be interesting to see the price on this one...

[Space Hopper]

1 hour ago, Peter Drew said:

Very "entertaining" thread on the ZWO harmonic drive mount on CN.      🙂

Isn't it just ? 😆

[paulastro]

Yes, I'm so excited I can hardly sleep at night 🥱

[Peter Drew]

Looks like being the best of the bunch if the price is right.         🙂

[Deadlake]

Harmonic is not just not a type of motor but also a brand. So when Pegasus says Harmonic they mean from Harmonic Company based in Germany or Switzerland which is a good as same motors used in Rainbow and Crux.

Source Pegasus engineer on CN thread.

[nfotis]

Interesting. Just discovered that they are a Greek company, will follow their progress with great interest.

N.F.