To connect to tsx, the tcp server needs to be enabled. Coming in at a variety of price points all high ones software bisque offers three. This is especially troublesome in winter months, but with t. Today, sb designs the mounts to provide an additional lock when the mount is. If you want a better way to tighten your az mount pro altitude lock, you have come to the right place. Once paramount is online, you can control it from your favorite client software. Although lightweight, the myt still offers a maximum payload of 100lbs. Paramount me robotic telescope system users manual watcher. The myt mount came nicely packed in foam and plastic. Software bisque paramount me ii equatorial mount opt. Tripiers and portable piers are also available, and.
Anyone using tpoint but not with a software bisque eq mount. Paramount me, bisque tcs, mks 4000, ccdsoft ccd astronomy software and thesky6 professional. I upgraded to the sky x to remain current but its integration with the camera, t point. Software bisque tpoint telescope pointing analysis software. Thesky 6 is not itself 100% compatible with the ascom environment, so weve provided. Tpoint for windows has the following software and hardware requirements. Baader planetarium clicklock eyepiece clamp 1 14 t 2 has an internal t 2 thread. Bisque does not permit a direct control of the mount. Software bisque paramount mx heavy duty robotic german. Extended personal computer based t point modelling runs can give better than 1 arc minute positioning accuracy across the entire sky. Many maxim dl users operate their telescope using thesky. Paramount myt day 10 further tweaks to phd2, sgpro and.
After you are signed in, your sign in name appears in the upper right corner of the site. A 50 lbs mount capable of carrying 100 lbs of weight on its mighty shoulders, enabling awesome systems to be mounted atop it. The paramount myt includes the mks 5000, software bisques fourth. Always striving for perfection, the paramount meiis belt driven motors are nearly backlashfree. But the tpoint software alone doesn t control your telescope. The skyx pro with tpoint and protrack by software bisque. Some images view more hd 181524 dark cloud speedking80 top pick. I did use the sky with non software bisque mounts but now i have an old style paramount which came with the sky 6. Because of a minor software problem related to t point, software bisque asked me to post my t point data. Software bisque paramount myt mighty robotic german equatorial mount. 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. Software bisque paramount myt equatorial mount ships free.
Makes polar alignment achievable for 010 and 6590 degree latitude ranges. Software bisque paramount me ii optical universe scientific. The four lever set allows you to really make sure the lock is tightened down. Gemini is also fully t point software bisque compatible.
The latest firmware is available on the software bisque web site. Software bisque sells tpoint software under a licensing agreement with patrick. Took a little fiddling with plate solve parameters but now i am binning 2x2 with 5 sec exposures. The serious edition of theskyx by software bisque is all the astronomy software most of us will ever need. Sign in to the software bisque web site by clicking the sign in link in the upper right corner of the site. Some images view more messier 45, the pleiades rodney michael the horsehead nebula. The software came on a large a capacity thumb drive in the same box. The paramount meii equatorial mount is software bisques flagship, researchgrade equatorial mount. Mbm54 molecular cloud and ngc 7497 galaxy in pegasus giovanni benintende. 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. The mounts tpoint unassisted pointing accuracy will be disappointing, especially. When this knob is unscrewed so the tip does not engage the stainless. Working with thesky x and thesky 6 software bisque provides 100% ascom compatibility for thesky x. The optional tpoint add on to theskyx professional edition or theskyx serious astronomer edition provides worldclass telescope pointing analysis and.
The skyx pro with tpoint and protrack the skyx pro with tpoint and protrack by software bisque sky x pro. Paramount me ii robotic telescope system mile high astronomy. Software bisque s theskyx serious edition highlights. For years, professional astronomers at these and other observatories have relied on tpoint to improve the pointing of their telescopes. The myt is the most portable model, weighing only 34 lbs. Tpoint is taught how well the mount is aligned by slewing to an object in theskyx and adjusting the telescope, via the.
Company seven losmandy gemini go to computer control. The latest software and, if necessary, the latest firmware, can be downloaded from the software bisque web site. Software bisque sells tpoint software under a licensing agreement with. Ability to take advantage of tsx tpoint pointing models. A maximum of 7 arc seconds of periodic error, before correction, provide remarkable slewing accuracy and clutchless gears maintains t point s pointing accuracy.
At the heart of this search lies bisque and its family of precision crafted telescope mounts and suite of software. The paramount taurus 400 in june 2016, bisque introduced a smaller version of the observatory grade taurus mounts. The mount has a 5060 pound capacity and has excellent pointing ability 12 arcminute with t point. Where astronomers unravel the mysteries and reveal the beauty of space. Software bisque paramount mounts come in a variety of sizes to suit your needs. I also ordered a bisque pier plate for the mount since i was using my own pier, not one from bisque. Double kilnfired whitehall porcelain and satin nickel privacy door lock, for bathrooms or bedrooms. Both can also be position locked for transportation. The mount is one of the original paramounts by software bisque and has been upgraded with new servo motors and an mks4000 control system. Lock ring plugs that fit inside the auxiliary ports. Gemini 2 is also fully t point software bisque compatible. The rst5 uses a new type of gear, strain wave gear. 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.
Paramount myt tripod user guide observatory solutions. Virtually zero backlash, 30 arc second pointing accuracy using tpoint telescope modeling software. Tpoint is a computationintensive application that performs a many floating point. The tpoint software allowed me to quickly polar align the mount after.
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Software bisque paramount me ii german equatorial mount. The software bisque myt mount delivers precision tracking with 7 arcseconds or less peaktopeak periodic error before pec. Extended personal computer based t point modeling runs can give better than 1 arc minute positioning accuracy across the entire sky. Software bisque paramount myt mighty robotic german. A 50 lbs mount capable of carrying 100 lbs of weight on its mighty shoulders, enabling awesome. 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.
Software bisque tpoint telescope pointing analysis software is a software program developed by software bisque. Software bisque paramount myt mount lowest price high point. Borrowing from the mx mount design, you can now run you equipment cables through the mount with no disassembly. Further, with geminis warm restart option, previously stored pc t point. Software bisque cannot be responsible for any damage to your telescope that occurs when. Software bisque t point t point by software bisque. At the heart of this search lies bisque and its family of precision crafted telescope mounts and suite of software solutions. Due to the strong force of the strain wave gear and the motor, counterweight is not needed. Farpoint universal binocular mount ubm farpoint astro. Right ascension axis locking hole paramount me ii only. Rs232 serial port control by a pc using software such as the sky, guide 7. Software bisque distributes tpoint for mac os and windows as an addon to theskyx serious astronomer edition and theskyx professional. Baaders clicklock eyepiece clamp t208 is a 3 point clamp action system.
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