Rowan AZ100 Alt-Az Mount

• Product description
• FAQ

:	1x in stock shipped 1-2 working days

Add to Basket

Notify me when back in stock

Ask a Question Add To Wishlist Send To Friend

Frequently bought with this product:

	Rowan AZ100 GoTo Motor System Add to Basket:----------Choose:  AZ100 Goto Motor System:  + £1,195.00Choose:  AZ100 12mm Altitude Axis Spacer:  + £58.00Choose:  Nexus DSC Connection Lead:  + £15.00Choose:  AZ100 24mm Altitude Axis Spacer:  + £63.00
	Nexus DSC shelf with B&S head for Rowan AZ75 / AZ100  + £33.00
	Rowan AZ100 25mm Counter Weight Shaft  + £49.00
	Rowan AZ100 Pier/EQ5 Tripod Adapter Add to Basket:----------Choose:  Pier/EQ5 Tripod Adapter with M10 Thread:  + £79.00Choose:  Pier/EQ5 Tripod Adapter with M12 Thread:  + £79.00Choose:  Pier/EQ5 Tripod Adapter with 3/8" Thread:  + £79.00
	Rowan AZ100 Pan/Tilt Handle & Mounting Bracket  + £89.00
	Rowan 3.8kg (8.2 lb) Stainless Steel Counterweight for AZ75 / AZ100  + £125.00
	Rowan AZ100 'Losmandy' Style Saddle  + £139.00
	Rowan AZ100 Dual 'Losmandy & Vixen' Style Saddle  + £189.00
	Rowan 125mm Pier Riser  + £175.00
	Rowan 200mm Pier Riser Add to Basket:----------Choose:  200mm Pier Riser with M12 Thread:  + £189.00Choose:  200mm Pier Riser with M10 Thread:  + £189.00Choose:  200mm Pier Riser with 3/8" Thread:  + £189.00
	StellaLyra Carbon Fibre Tripod with 3/8" Thread  + £279.00

About this product

This is the mount other Alt-Az mounts want to be when they grow up 😊

Designed and manufactured in the UK by Rowan Astronomy. 

Machined to a very high standard from black anodised aluminium with stainless steel hardware.

Specifications includes an 80.0 mm diameter 7075 aluminium wheel gear, a brass worm gear in adjustable worm block and high quality ball bearings used throughout. 

Load capacity is an impressive 15-20 kg each side. 

Features included adjustable friction clutches on both axis. 

Includes 360 degree slow-motion control cables. Both slow motion controls remain in alignment with the observer at all times. 

Can be fitted to any tripod designed for a Sky-Watcher NEQ6 mount, so long as you can remove the tripod's AZ pin. 

You can purchase an AZ100 mount as:

1. Mount only (without encoders). 
2. Mount with pre-fitted high resolution encoders (152,000 counts / rev) to interface with DSC's (encoder leads remain in alignment and do not wrap around the azimuth axis). 
3. Mount with pre-fitted high resolution encoders and a Nexus III controller. including USB / WiFi 
4. Mount with pre-fitted high resolution encoders and a Nexus DSC Pro controller. including USB / WiFi 
5. Mount with pre-fitted high resolution encoders and a DSC100 Controller see below

Rowan DSC100 digital setting circle controller.
The DSC100 provides a wireless connection to a phone or tablet to display the built in planetarium or connection to Sky Safari
The DSC100 is supplied in a CNC machined aluminium enclosure, aluminium mounting bracket and 5-12vdc USB power converter cable.
A separate 5Vdc USB power pack or 12Vdc power supply is required.
Requires a mount with encoders already installed.

Note 1: The above options exclude saddles, counterweight shaft, counterweight and optional Nexus Shelf.

A 25mm diameter stainless steel counter weight shaft with mounting flange and a stainless steel 4 kg counterweight (125mm diameter) are available separately. 

Total weight of mount with saddles: 9Kg 

Customer reviews

FAQ

Please fill in the form below to ask a question.

* Your Name:

* Your Email Address:

* Your Question:

*

Please add the two numbers

Ask a QuestionAsk a Question