• How to use the ECCO to support a compact guide telescope

    How to use the ECCO to support a compact guide telescope

    ECCO is the Environmental Computerized Controller for the EAGLE that can be used also to support a compact guide telescope, by adding the “Guide scope support for ECCO” (ECCOSUP) or the “Guide rings support plate for ECCO” (ECCOSUP-PL). Since the ECCO can be installed on a standard Vixen type finder…

  • The battery we suggest for your EAGLE-powered telescope

    The battery we suggest for your EAGLE-powered telescope

    Choosing the correct battery for a complete telescope is critical since, usually, astrophotography setups are composed by many devices that need to be powered all night long. And when you use an EAGLE-powered telescope, all the devices (cameras, mount, focuser, rotator, etc) are connected to the power out ports of…

  • How to use ECCO2 environmental controller with ASCOM and third party softwares

    How to use ECCO2 environmental controller with ASCOM and third party softwares

    ECCO2 is provided also with the “PLL Observing Conditions” ASCOM driver that allows you to connect it to third party astrophotography softwares. This way you will be able not only to see temperature, humidity and pressure data in the EAGLE Manager but also to import environmental data in your preferred astrophotography…

  • Troubleshooting: ARCO rotator is not moving

    Troubleshooting: ARCO rotator is not moving

    If you can connect and control ARCO rotator but, when you command a rotation movement (also during calibration) ARCO is not moving and/or you hear a clicking sound, this could be due to 2 factors: 12V power is missing or worm gear adjustment is needed. In this article we see…

  • The results of radio telescopes: spectra, cross-scans and radio maps

    What are the results you can record with a radio telescope? In this article you can see spectra, cross-scans and radio maps you can record with SPIDER radio telescopes. When we record a picture of an Universe object, we usually use a digital camera that has many pixels (typically several millions). This way, when we record the picture, the light we receive “lighten” many pixel at the same time and each pixel records light coming from different sky areas. But, when we use radio telescopes, we record the signal from a single area of the sky (only large professional radio telescopes may have more LNA units), just as if our camera had only one pixel.

  • How to connect PLUS guide rings to other PLUS elements

    How to connect PLUS guide rings to other PLUS elements

    PLUS guide rings are available in different sizes and they allow you to install a guide telescope in parallel to the main one. PLUS guide rings are are made with high mechanical precision (built with CNC machines from aluminum block) and they’re designed for an easy connection to other PLUS…

  • How to use PLUS dovetail clamps with dovetail bars, EAGLE and counterweights

    How to use PLUS dovetail clamps with dovetail bars, EAGLE and counterweights

    PLUS dovetail clamps allows to connect Vixen-style and Losmandy-style dovetail bars and are available in different dimensions: this way you can always find the ideal solution for your telescope. Dovetail clamps can be used to replace standard clamps on many mounts, to clamp the EAGLE to dovetail bars, to provide…

  • How to install ARCO on focusers with SESTO SENSO 2 focusing motor

    How to install ARCO on focusers with SESTO SENSO 2 focusing motor

    If you want to install ARCO rotator on a focuser with SESTO SENSO 2 focusing motor, first of all you will have to add one of the many available optional adapters based on connector you have on your focuser’s draw tube: you may choose between a nose or an adapter…