Open German Equatorial Mount) is a servo powered (kinematic) friction drive mount. This system is renowned for high precision and reliability.
The mount is designed to carry 100 kg The advised maximum payload is 75 kg.
The mount is constructed for outdoor use, all surfaces have some form of heavy duty protection. Aluminium is hard-coat anodised, steel is galvanised and powder coated. The drive wheels are high grade steel and very rust resistant. 30 kg of counterweights will be provided with the mount.
The mount uses servo motors instead of steppers and the controller is the same on all models. With guiding or encoders you can expect 0.1 to 0.2 arcsecond peak to peak tracking error. This may increase when you approach the limits of the mount but will remain undetectable at the eyepiece/CCD camera.
The mount can be controlled via joystick, computer, laptop, smart phone or tablet. The mount connects via Bluetooth or USB. The system is ASCOM compliant and is bundled with Stellarium but you may use any software that supports ASCOM.
More info see: OGEM
