Pointer & Tracking System
Automatic celestial navigation...
Unitron’s ImageTrac System allows you to spend your time observing - not looking for selected objects. Its available database of pre-plotted points (and the ability to “remember” your own discoveries) maximizes every moment you spend beneath the sky...
User-Friendly, Reliable - Outstanding!
Designed for your Unitron 3"
Equatorial Refractor.
•
Easy software updates available.
• The backlit alphanumeric keypad and LCD screen makes the module easy to use at
night.
• The RS-232 port with LX200 protocol allows you to communicate with several
astronomy programs.
• ImageTrac software for windows is included when purchasing the system. You will
then be able to prepare and optimize your personal observation schedule.
| Model | Description |
| 16000M | ImageTrac Manual Kit |
| 16000A | ImageTrac Automated Kit |
Technical Specifications:
| Dimensions: 9 1/4" x 5" x 1 1/4" |
| Display: Liquid crystal (LCD) 4 lines of 20 back lighted characters |
| Keypad: 21 backlit keys |
| Serial Por: RS-232C, 9600bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit (9600 8N1) |
| Power Supply: 24V DC, 600mA |
| Backup Cell: Lithium CR 2032 3V |
| Power Consumption: Less than 16W (when both motors are rotating at full velocity and automatic heating element is on) |
| Appropriate Use Temperature: -30°C to +40°C |
| Box: Superior quality ABS |
Mechanical Characteristics:
| Positioning Velocity: About 1.6°/sec |
| Centering Velocity: About 100"/sec |
| Guiding Velocity: About 15"/sec (±15"/sec for R.A. axis) |
| Tracking Velocity: Sidereal rate, 15" sec |
| Motor Type: DC with optical encoders for servo |
| Encoder Type: Incremental, on motor shaft |
ImageTrac™ software is user-friendly software included with the purchase of the ImageTrac™ System. This outstanding software is an essential tool for creating and editing personally customized observation files. ImageTrac™ software enables the creation, editing and management of astronomical catalogs. Several catalogs including Messier, NGC and IC are already integrated into the software. And, you can easily import existing data into catalogs accessed by the ImageTrac™ software.
