Advanced telescope supplies software bisque offer a range of astronomy software packages that can be used for acting as a visual guide to observing including printing your own star charts, through to full. Working with thesky x and thesky 6 software bisque provides 100% ascom compatibility for thesky x. The software came on a large a capacity thumb drive in the same box. As expected with every software bisque mount, the me ii is strong and smart. Borrowing from the mx mount design, you can now run you equipment cables through the mount with no disassembly. Once paramount is online, you can control it from your favorite client software. Tpoint is taught how well the mount is aligned by slewing to an object in theskyx and adjusting the telescope, via the. Paramount myt day 10 further tweaks to phd2, sgpro and. Software bisque paramount mx heavy duty robotic german. Paramount me robotic telescope system users manual watcher.
Some images view more messier 45, the pleiades rodney michael the horsehead nebula. Many maxim dl users operate their telescope using thesky. Some images view more hd 181524 dark cloud speedking80 top pick. This comes about through the continuous correction of mechanical effects such as cyclic errors in setting circles and encoders, but also as a result of accurate polar alignment. Often mated to otas in the 16 to 24 range, the taurus really is a best of all worlds type of mount, providing that the price tag doesn t. For years, professional astronomers at these and other observatories have relied on tpoint to improve the pointing of their telescopes. I also ordered a bisque pier plate for the mount since i was using my own pier, not one from bisque. The mounts tpoint unassisted pointing accuracy will be disappointing, especially. This software bisque paramount mx heavy duty robotic german equatorial mount has 90 pound payload capacity and a broad range of advanced features and capabilities that will keep you focused on the.
The skyx pro with tpoint and protrack by software bisque. Apart from making target acquisition swift and assured, a less obvious benefit of tpoint is that with appropriate telescope control software for example based on the tcspk or cpk libraries tracking. Anyone using tpoint but not with a software bisque eq. Tpoint consulting provides consultancy services for highprecision telescope pointing applications. Baaders clicklock eyepiece clamp t208 is a 3 point clamp action system. Gemini is also fully t point software bisque compatible.
Tpoint for windows has the following software and hardware requirements. Software bisque paramount myt equatorial mount ships free. At the heart of this search lies bisque and its family of precision crafted telescope mounts and suite of software solutions. Piers are often considered when looking for permanent install options within observatories because they take up very little space in regard to their footprint.
Extended personal computer based t point modeling runs can give better than 1 arc minute positioning accuracy across the entire sky. Software bisque paramount mounts come in a variety of sizes to suit your needs. Got t point add on in sky x now working and doing fully automated t point runs. Software bisque cannot be responsible for any damage to your telescope that occurs when. A 50 lbs mount capable of carrying 100 lbs of weight on its mighty shoulders, enabling awesome. Ability to take advantage of tsx tpoint pointing models. Where astronomers unravel the mysteries and reveal the beauty of space. When this knob is unscrewed so the tip does not engage the stainless. The paramount taurus 400 in june 2016, bisque introduced a smaller version of the observatory grade taurus mounts. Mbm54 molecular cloud and ngc 7497 galaxy in pegasus giovanni benintende. Apart from making target acquisition swift and assured, a less obvious benefit of tpoint is that with appropriate telescope control software for example based on the tcspk or cpk libraries tracking can be significantly improved. The tpoint software allowed me to quickly polar align the mount after. Software bisque paramount me ii equatorial mount opt.
Software bisque tpoint telescope pointing analysis software. Gemini 2 is also fully t point software bisque compatible. Baader planetarium clicklock eyepiece clamp 1 14 t 2 has an internal t 2 thread. Software bisque distributes tpoint for mac os and windows as an addon to theskyx serious astronomer edition and theskyx professional. This will disable the locking for dome parking, even if mount parking fails. This is especially troublesome in winter months, but with t. Today, sb designs the mounts to provide an additional lock when the mount is. The rst5 uses a new type of gear, strain wave gear. The latest software and, if necessary, the latest firmware, can be downloaded from the software bisque web site. Because of a minor software problem related to t point, software bisque asked me to post my t point data. Bisque does not permit a direct control of the mount and so theskyx must be started and configured first. Always striving for perfection, the paramount meiis belt driven motors are nearly backlashfree.
I upgraded to the sky x to remain current but its integration with the camera, t point. The software bisque paramount meii equatorial mount has a 240 pound 109 kg. Software bisque t point t point by software bisque. To access your serial number and activate the tpoint add on, 1. Losmandy hgm titan w gemini 2 goto equatorial mount and. Software bisque sells tpoint software under a licensing agreement with. The paramount myt includes the mks 5000, software bisques fourth. Rs232 serial port control by a pc using software such as the sky, guide 7. Coming in at a variety of price points all high ones software bisque offers three. Farpoint universal binocular mount ubm farpoint astro. There are two different ways to connect maxim dl and thesky so that they share a single.
Took a little fiddling with plate solve parameters but now i am binning 2x2 with 5 sec exposures. A maximum of 7 arc seconds of periodic error, before correction, provide remarkable slewing accuracy and clutchless gears maintains t point s pointing accuracy. Although lightweight, the myt still offers a maximum payload of 100lbs. The optional tpoint add on to theskyx professional edition or theskyx serious astronomer edition provides worldclass telescope pointing analysis and. The tripod height position locking knob is located on the center ring that adjusts the height of the tripod and can be seen in figure 5. Further, with geminis warm restart option, previously stored pc t point.
Tpoint is a computationintensive application that performs a many floating point. Paramount myt robotic telescope mount the software bisque paramount is. Software bisque paramount myt mighty robotic german. Both can also be position locked for transportation. Software bisque paramount myt mighty robotic german equatorial mount.
Any time we are running one of our mounts for imaging we use it with skyx pro and t point. The paramount myt robotic telescope mount astronomy. The serious edition of theskyx by software bisque is all the astronomy software most of us will ever need. I did use the sky with non software bisque mounts but now i have an old style paramount which came with the sky 6. Sign in to the software bisque web site by clicking the sign in link in the upper right corner of the site. Software bisque paramount me ii german equatorial mount. This indi paramount driver interacts with paramount mounts via theskyx tcp server either locally on the same computer or across a network connection. The paramount meii equatorial mount is software bisques flagship, researchgrade equatorial mount. Software bisque sells tpoint software under a licensing agreement with patrick. Paramount me, bisque tcs, mks 4000, ccdsoft ccd astronomy software and thesky6 professional. Software bisque s theskyx serious edition highlights.
Software bisque tpoint telescope pointing analysis software is a software program developed by software bisque. Due to the strong force of the strain wave gear and the motor, counterweight is not needed. The four lever set allows you to really make sure the lock is tightened down. The paramount myt say mighty robotic german equatorial telescope mount is the little brother to the paramount meii and. Extended personal computer based t point modelling runs can give better than 1 arc minute positioning accuracy across the entire sky. Lock ring plugs that fit inside the auxiliary ports. Paramount myt tripod user guide observatory solutions. Bisque does not permit a direct control of the mount. Virtually zero backlash, 30 arc second pointing accuracy using tpoint telescope modeling software.
At the heart of this search lies bisque and its family of precision crafted telescope mounts and suite of software. Tripiers and portable piers are also available, and. Double kilnfired whitehall porcelain and satin nickel privacy door lock, for bathrooms or bedrooms. The myt mount came nicely packed in foam and plastic. But the tpoint software alone doesn t control your telescope. The myt is the most portable model, weighing only 34 lbs. The skyx pro with tpoint and protrack the skyx pro with tpoint and protrack by software bisque sky x pro. The mount is one of the original paramounts by software bisque and has been upgraded with new servo motors and an mks4000 control system. A separate knob locks and unlocks each axis for transport. Paramount me ii robotic telescope system mile high astronomy. The mount has a 5060 pound capacity and has excellent pointing ability 12 arcminute with t point. Makes polar alignment achievable for 010 and 6590 degree latitude ranges. The latest firmware is available on the software bisque web site.
After you are signed in, your sign in name appears in the upper right corner of the site. Software bisque paramount myt mount lowest price high point. Right ascension axis locking hole paramount me ii only. Software bisque paramount me ii optical universe scientific. Anyone using tpoint but not with a software bisque eq mount. To connect to tsx, the tcp server needs to be enabled. If you want a better way to tighten your az mount pro altitude lock, you have come to the right place. The software bisque myt mount delivers precision tracking with 7 arcseconds or less peaktopeak periodic error before pec. This software bisque latitude adjustment wedge is designed to be compatible with the paramount mx equatorial mount. A 50 lbs mount capable of carrying 100 lbs of weight on its mighty shoulders, enabling awesome systems to be mounted atop it.
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