Orion EQ-3M Single-Axis Electronic Drive

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• ASIN: B0000XMWCQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 20, 2003

Product Description

Product Description
Pop one of these precision mini-motors on a compatible Orion or Celestron equatorial mount and track celestial objects automatically. It'll make observing easier and more fun! Drive provides regulated sidereal-rate tracking in right ascension (plus declination for EQ-3M Dual-Axis drive). Hand controller has 2x and 4x (EQ-2M and EQ-3M Dual-Axis) or 8x (EQ-1M and EQ-3M Single Axis) speeds and pause mode. External disengage allows coarse movement of the scope by hand with motor attached. Both systems include electronic motor, hand controller, and battery case. Powered by four D-cell batteries (not included).

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4.0 out of 5 stars Add tracking to your Orion german mount tripod, September 8, 2004

By	Taras R. Hnatyshyn (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The EQ-3M attaches to your Orion EQ-3 or EQ-2 Tripod's right ascension gear to give you the ability to guide and track when your equatorial german mount tripod is polar aligned. This saves you from constantly adjusting the telescope when observing objects in the night sky. It also comes in handy when you are imaging with your scope on one of these mounts. It helped making mosaics of the moon with a webcam a bit easier. It doesn't match the ease of use of a "GoTo" computerized mount, but its the next best thing, if you just need to track the objects you are observing.