{"id":616,"date":"2020-04-05T08:43:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T04:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/2020site\/?post_type=product&#038;p=616"},"modified":"2023-08-24T14:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:19:57","slug":"ioptron-az-mount-pro-head","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/product\/ioptron-az-mount-pro-head\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ Mount Pro Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We call it &#8220;level and go&#8221;, the term used to describe iOptron new AZ Mount Pro&#8217;s simple set up routing. Using its built-in precision level indicator, the operator simply levels the mount and turns on the power; this capable computerized <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"alt-azimuth\" href=\"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/product-category\/mounts\/alt-az-mount\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">alt-azimuth<\/a> telescope mount takes it from there. Utilizing the on board 32 channel GPS receiver and built-in position and angular detection sensors; the AZ mount Pro calculates its global position as well as the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"telescope\" href=\"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/product-category\/telescopes\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">telescope<\/a> orientation. Automatically the mount slews the instrument to an easily identifiable bright object in the night sky. The user need only confirm a bright object is in the center of the view, to activate tracking and GOTO functionality.<\/p>\n<table class=\"colors_descriptionbox\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/938222d7ae39e50a1d53e043501c0dd1-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Features<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On board rechargeable lithium ion battery for up to 10 hours of use<\/li>\n<li>33lb primary payload and 10lb secondary payload capacity, with a mount weighing only 13lbs<\/li>\n<li>Whisper quiet low-power consumption stepper motors<\/li>\n<li>Go2Nova\u00ae 8407 hand controller featuring 212K+ object library with an 8 line illuminated LCD screen<\/li>\n<li>Zero backlash driver system<\/li>\n<li>Built-in WIFI adapter for full ASCOM, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"iOptron\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ioptron.com\/Default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">iOptron<\/a> Commander<sup>TM<\/sup>\u00a0and Sky Safari wireless control<\/li>\n<li>Serial port for computer control and firmware upgrades<\/li>\n<li>Retractable counter weight shaft<\/li>\n<li>Position memorization at power interruption<\/li>\n<li>Die-cast aluminum body<\/li>\n<li>3-Point easy level adjustment (need part<b>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ioptron.com\/product-p\/8340-pier.htm\">#8340-PIER<\/a><\/b>\u00a0for a pier top, or\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ioptron.com\/product-p\/8340.htm\">#8340<\/a><\/b>\u00a0for a MT tripod, not included)<\/li>\n<li>6 inch dual dovetail saddle (Losmandy\/Vixen styles)<\/li>\n<li>Stands a mere 10 inches tall (mount head only)<\/li>\n<li>Built-in 32-channel GPS receiver<\/li>\n<li>Automatic position and angular detection sensors<\/li>\n<li>100 ~ 240V Battery Charger included<\/li>\n<li>Aluminum Hard Case<\/li>\n<li>Two year limited warranty (90 day for battery)<\/li>\n<li><b>Counterweight and tripod not included<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iOptron&#8217;s new AZ Mount Pro&#8217;s simple set up routing is just &#8220;level and go&#8221;. Using its built-in precision level indicator, the operator simply levels the mount and turns on the power; this capable computerized <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"alt-azimuth\" href=\"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/product-category\/mounts\/alt-az-mount\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">alt-azimuth<\/a> telescope mount takes it from there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_cat":[54,22],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-616","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-alt-az-mount","7":"product_cat-mounts","8":"desktop-align-center","9":"tablet-align-left","10":"mobile-align-left","11":"ast-product-gallery-layout-horizontal-slider","12":"ast-product-gallery-with-no-image","13":"ast-product-tabs-layout-vertical","14":"ast-qv-on-image","16":"first","17":"outofstock","18":"taxable","19":"shipping-taxable","20":"purchasable","21":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=616"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astronomicalsolutions.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}