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FOREWORD
Congratulations on the purchase of your Mesu-Mount 200.
The Mesu-Mount 200 is an equatorial mount with some special features.
1.
A backlash-free drive mechanism that is very stiff and tracks extreme smoothly and
accurately. These properties are especially important for astrophotography but they are
desirable for other applications as well.
2.
A new design polar adjustment that makes the complete setup more ridged without
moving parts you don't need. The polar adjustment and the locking of the head is done in
the same operation. This prevents movement after the adjustment is done and improves
the polar adjustment.
3.
Its very simple and rugged design enhances the reliability and the ease of use in darkness.
4.
Its 17kg upper head has a huge carrying capacity so it will be possible to use heavy
telescopes with this mount.
5.
With a bended knee setup the Mesu-200 MKII is a flip-less mount. The mount can track all
night long without a meridian flip. When used on a tripod or pier that can hit the telescope,
Sitech.Exe can be used to configure a meridian flip. After passing the meridian it will still
be possible to continue tracking an object until it reached the programmed meridian limits.
In a mobile setup the last configuration can be practical and for a permanent setup some
prefer the flip-les variant.
6.
The SiTech Servo I controller included with the mount is an industry leading servo
controlled system manufactured by Sidereal Technology that comes with powerfull
Sitech.Exe software.
7.
All cables used on your instrument can be lead trough the 80mm holes in the mount that
prevents cable snacking. It's not restricted to the use of any connector type and there is
place enough for all thinkable applications.
In short, this is a purchase that you will enjoy for many years to come.
