The Orion is an American company that manufactures both tube and optical accessories for several years as a manufacturer of said previously I was able to buy his product, a seeker 9x50 diagonal that it has been found to be really great achievement is very good optics. After I informed both on the internet and from my dealer, I decided to change my mount, Meade LXD75, with a higher category. The frame is so chosen was a EQ6, as made of Orion. My
Orion Atlas EQ-G Goto is therefore the equivalent of the Chinese SkyWatcher EQ6 and uses micro-motors, since version 3.20 and with SynScan computer, which allows enough fluid motion which is ideal for maximum precision tracking. My Orion, like all the EQ6 is with a port for the guider compatible with all protocols currently available, which makes it very enjoyable for you to shoot deep sky too long and very long exposure.
The frame is then provided with a very solid tripod with 2-inch diameter pipe which is also the ideal place to hold weights of 20 kg of equipment. The body of the frame is very heavy, about 17 kg, but is not a defect, in fact resulting from the heaviness remarkable rigidity and stability impeccable, all important qualities for an amateur.
The finishes are well done though not so perfect as the frames of the upper class but are more expensive.
Having to make a preliminary assessment prior to field test it, watching it mounted is extremely positive.
the field, you will immediately appreciate the ease of installation, everything is perfectly ready in minutes. The next step is the stationing of the frame through the polar scope illuminated reticle which are represented in the position of the pole star than the north polar and two constellation of Cassiopeia and Ursa Maggiore, it is quite simple and that with the experience to run a station you arrive at quite precise.
Once on the mount are beginning to use computers and SynScan after setting the date, time and coordinates of where you are you are ready to do the alignment. The alignment point is 1 to 3 stars, your choice.
The point of the star is still quite accurate, never beyond the range finder.
Once aligned the mount you can start the actual observational night, and I found a significant accuracy in the target stars and deep sky objects, a little 'less accuracy, however, when you point the planets, but never anything important, in fact, are still in the field of the finder.
Once the object it is always centered in the field, a sign of a great chase, which is verifiable through the planetary shots with the camera.
fact in these conditions, after a good station, you can keep the object in the field of view for several minutes.
This is very important with the shooting of the deep sky, that requires great precision, but also touches on the presence of the door dell'autoguida.
I did several tests, guider and the frame has always answered the final egregiamente.In Orion Atlas EQ-G Goto is a good frame, always with a very precise and very good stability, the timing of vibration damping are always very small. So I would recommend this to anyone looking for Orion mount to a pointing device and with a good load capacity.
Orion Atlas EQ-G Goto
The frame without the tripod
Counterweights, SynScan and various cables supplied as standard
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