Celestron telescopes and several different optical tubes. Equatorial head tripod accessory tray counterweight bar with locking nut azimuth adjustment screws x2 hand control hand control holder 2 pieces declination motor cable. Venus pdf readers gallery horsehead and flame nebulae ethan roberts, shoeburyness, essex, 20 december 2019 to 18 january 2020 equipment. The only way to get good guiding was with serious aggression and very fast guide exposures 0. Use this to quickly and accurately polar align these mounts. Celestron advanced vx mount has been the most popular german equatorial mount sold in our store ever since its introduction in 20. Addendum to the advanced gt mount manual firmware v. I did add guiding oag a while back which has performed well but would still like to further improve t. The offaxis guider oag requires a telescope, imaging camera, autoguider, and a mount tracking equatorially with autoguiding capability. Celestron 8 and 6 sct, st80, es 80 apo triplet, c90 mak, avx mount, qhy5lii, canon t3i and other bits and pieces. Repeatable results come from drift alignment, or an equivalent on a permanent, pier mount, and hibernated alignment, or similar drift. The mount also has larger base castings which provide greater stability when using heavier loads. This kit combines our standard 8 pier top base kit with our 8 adapter for celestron advanced vx mount. The avx mount is definitely a big improvement over the cg5, which is a very good mount.
In this document you will find the mount specific instructions for mechanical adapter and encoder installation only. Once tuned our mounts run circa 10 arcsecs peak to peak, and circa 1. The advanced vx avx sets a standard in midlevel telescopes, providing many of the features found on celestrons most sophisticated german equatorial mounts at an extremely affordable price. The ascom dialog will pop up and you choose the celestron option. When you adjust the mount s altitude and azimuth controls to recenter the star in the. The avx advanced gt is a successor to the popular cg5gt. Celestron s choice not to include decent bearings on this axis is the mount s greatest failing. This useful accessory speeds accurate polar alignment by providing a means of visually. Celestron advanced vx computerized mount 91519 41% off 5. Recently, celestron improved the advanced vx avx german equatorial mount by changing its dovetail clamp so that it accepts both cg5 and cge format dovetail mounting plates. Below, ill explain how to start leveraging the power of autoguiding for deep sky astrophotography. The celestron advanced vx mount makes a great first goto equatorial mount for the beginning to intermediate imager or a perfect choice for the astronomer that wants and advanced mount that is easy to grab and go.
This useful accessory speeds accurate polar alignment by providing a means of visually aligning your german equatorial mount with polaris. Using the telescopes sync function, the mount will point to and center a bright star with a high degree of accuracy. The advanced vx mount is designed to provide superior performance for smaller telescopes while taking advantage of celestron s most advanced. The advanced vx avx sets a standard in midlevel telescopes, providing many of the features found on celestron s most sophisticated german equatorial mounts at an extremely affordable price. Few people may be pleased gone looking at you reading celestron autoguider in your spare time. If you want to know how to polar and star align your avx mount, check out this video. Altair hypercam 183m pro tec camera, skywatcher evostar 80ed refractor, skywatcher neq6 mount. Nexstar hand control version 4 users guide celestron. Autoguiding a telescope for deep sky astrophotography. May 24, 2016 hi all, i was just wondering what the current thoughts are on using pixinsight to make a synlum from a set of r, g and b shots. Installing the qhyccd polemaster on an avx mount youtube. I also found during my experiment that the encoder wheel had come loose and was flopping.
Is the celestron advanced vx computerized mount good for. When setting up your celestron mount, you must start with the tripod and work up from there these instructions are laid out in the order each task must be performed. This advanced software by simulation curriculum offers. Celestron advanced vx mount your mount should come with all of the following. It is a sturdily built mount, heavy, but still portable. Included with your purchase is a free download of celestrons starry night.
By bob i have had celestron goto mounts before and this is truly an easier to useupgraded hand controller, much more user friendly and alignments are a snap using the optional skysync gps. Deep space products, telescopes, telescope accessories. As you grow in your hobby, you can continue to enjoy all the highlevel features of. An avx mount typically runs at 2030 arcsecs from new unguided in independent tests. The celestron avx goto is perfect for beginner and advanced dslr and ccd imaging or visual observing with a small scope. Is the celestron advanced vx computerized mount good for beginner astrophotography. The avx adapter mounts to the 8 base plate with stainless steel bolts from underneath and uses anodized aluminum spacers. Included with your purchase is a free download of celestrons starry night special edition software. Refer to figure 2 to familiarize yourself with the oag. The improvement allows the user more flexibility in connecting optical tubes to the avx because. Celestron skyportal wifi module is a small device that you can plug into the aux port on the computerized mount. This version of the celestron avx mount comes with a dual saddle plate that accommodates both celestron cg5 narrow and cge dovetail bars. I may be able to help with things celestron because ive been developing the ascom driver for the celestron mounts for many years.
Advanced vx manual german advanced vx manual italian. I am using a serial cable that i know works with the mount used stellarium with it. It also plugged into and accessory slot on my avx mount. The latest version of the of the avx mount has a number of improvements over previous versions, including new motors with increased torque. The other mount i was thinking of is the orion sirius eqg computerized goto telescope mount. The advanced vx mount was designed from the ground up to serve as an imaging platform for smaller telescopes. As the title says, i am wondering if the celestron advanced vx computerized mount is a good mount for a beginner in astrophotography. Celestron advanced vx equatorial mount with free case. Celestron advanced vx mount with dual saddle plate 91519. Repeatable results come from drift alignment, or an equivalent on a permanent, pier mount, and hibernated alignment, or similar drift alignment or equivalent nighttonight alignment. Celestron avx goto mount for astronomy and astrophotography. With the eqmod ascom driver, the user will be able to control the modded eq mount using any ascom based astronomy software at 0. View and download celestron advanced vx 91519 instruction manual online. Advanced vx periodic error report mounts cloudy nights.
The celestron advanced vx or avx mount has a 30lbs payload rating and several. But, the driver has changed lately, so i cant guarantee it. This is an ongoing project, so be sure to check the site for updates. The avx has more powerful motors that are quieter, better overall construction. The avx adapter uses a center bolt with m10 threads. At first view it looks a more robust build from cg5. I was told that they are not all the familiar with celestron mounts and suggested i make the rounds of the forums for help. Manuals celestron telescopes, telescope accessories, outdoor.
Installing the software if you are using an equatorial mount, the mounts ra and dec. Vx telescope mount the advanced vx german equatorial mount has been designed. Celestron advanced vx 91519 instruction manual pdf download. Is skyfi compatible with celestron new avx mount simulation. On windows, starry night 67 supports any telescopemount that is also supported by ascom. Offers improved performance in cold weather and red backlighting for comfortable nighttime viewing of telescope information and scrolling. View online or download celestron advanced vx 91519 instruction manual. You should already be familiar with these items before using the offaxis guider. Advanced vx avx mount and tripod celestron telescopes. Celestron advanced vx mount with dual saddle plate.
Celestron avx servicing discussions mounts stargazers. With the mount set to a latitude of about 34 degrees, and with a light load on the mount, the stock 12pound counterweight rides high on the shaft. Switching between the two saddle plates is as simple as moving the hand knobs into a separate set of holes. Celestron advanced vx purchase celestron advanced vx. Jun 02, 2016 after a rough start of trying to install the qhyccd polemaster with a bad screw that came with it, it installed quite easily onto my celestron advanced vx mount after that. Ive owned a celestron avx for a while now and have thought about delving into pec but never took the time considering all the other things necessary to get setup and imaging with a tripod. Hi all, i was just wondering what the current thoughts are on using pixinsight to make a synlum from a set of r, g and b shots. I primarily use this scope and the avx mount for planetary viewing and imaging.
Celestrons choice not to include decent bearings on this axis is the mounts greatest failing. The advanced vx mount is designed to provide superior performance for smaller telescopes while taking advantage of celestrons most advanced. Jun 28, 2019 celestron skyportal wifi module is a small device that you can plug into the aux port on the computerized mount. Once centered, the mount will point the telescope to the exact position that the star should be if the mount was precisely polaraligned. It is no longer necessary to have a pc port on the mount and thus the same cable used to connect to the hand control is all that is needed to upgrade the motor control firmware. This section covers the assembly instructions for your. Advanced vx equatorial mount compatibility with dovetail. The avx dual saddle is compatible with celestrons narrow cg5 dovetails, third party vixen vstyle dovetails, and celestrons larger cge style dovetails. Packed full of new features, the celestron equatorial advanced vx mount delivers a higher standard for small, finely tuned mounts. The device doesnt require any batteries because the aux port of the telescope powers it.
Celestron polar axis finder scope for advanced series cg5 and vx, cgem, and cgemdx mounts. All of the software you use will connect through the ascom drivers to the mount. Please make sure your advanced vx telescope requires the motor board with 8pins, not 6. I believe your celestron ultima 2000 is supported by ascom look for the celestron unified driver. Manuals celestron telescopes, telescope accessories. I thought there might be something wrong with my celestron avx, when i could not get good tracking or guiding in ra. I decided to see if i could eliminate some of the backlash i was experiencing. May 08, 20 i decided to see if i could eliminate some of the backlash i was experiencing. Advanced vx 32054, advanced vx 12079, advanced vx 32062, advanced vx 12026, advanced vx 22020, advanced vx 12046, advanced vx 12067, advanced vx 12031.
The advanced vx provides you with many of the features found on celestrons most sophisticated german equatorial mounts, at an extremely affordable price. Celestron 8pin motor board for advanced vx series telescopes important notice read before purchase. I have not had decent weather to use this outdoors yet, however it has two goals. The altaz adjustment screws are much better, the dovetail holder seems better and the power cable now screws in, the car adapter side also fits better in the power tank. It is not compatible with losmandy dstyle dovetails. The new celestron advanced vx mount is a completely reengineered upgrade to the hugely successful celestron cg5gt mount. I received the celestron skysync in good order and it mounted easily with the velcro straps included. Previously, the avx only accepted cg5 dovetail plates. Many amateur astrophotographers are hesitant to add any additional complexity to an already steep learning curve, but the truth is, autoguiding your camera and telescope isnt overly difficult to. For customers with special needs, we have provided a customer support phone number reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Celestron avx maximum unguided exposures you are looking for shortcuts, where in reality there are really are none. After a rough start of trying to install the qhyccd polemaster with a bad screw that came with it, it installed quite easily onto my celestron advanced vx mount after that.
If you let stellarium connect with its own scope control, it wont allow anything else to connect. It will create its own wifi network that you can connect into. Engineered from the ground up with astroimaging in mind, the new advanced vx series from celestron sets a new standard in mid sized equatorial goto mounts. Previously versions of the celestron advanced vx mounts shipped with a single v series saddle. I have phd2, byeos, stellariumscope, astrotortilla all connected at the same time. Celestron polar finder for advanced vx and cgem mounts.
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