Getting Started
With Your New PMC-Eight Mount Control System
With Your New PMC-Eight Mount Control System
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I didn’t know if I would like using a tablet instead of a handbox - Paul Shirley
You can find a wealth of information here about all of our equipment and how best to use and maintain it.
The Vision and Technology
DISCONTINUED 2022*Note that this is a discontinued product. This legacy information is for reference only. Newest model - iEXOS-100-2 PMC-Eight Equ...
View full detailsFeatures The Explore Scientific iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight™ Equatorial Tracker System is a complete astronomical computerized Wifi or wired GOTO system t...
View full detailsDescription The Azimuth Adjuster Adapter is designed for use on the Twilight Medium Duty or Twilight Heavy Duty tripods. This adapter also works ...
View full detailsFeatures Polar finder scope allows imagers to achieve more precise alignment with the celestial pole Reticle includes markings for both northern ...
View full detailsDescription With the new Explore Scientific USB Power Bank with Red LED Flashlight, you will have power to spare for your telescope mount, smart d...
View full detailsThis upgrade required the head to be sent to Explore Scientific. This is NOT a user-installed upgrade. Shipping to and from Explore Scientific is...
View full detailsSolar Photography Starter Package This package is also great for starting your nighttime photography -- called astrophotography. Why buy a triplet...
View full detailsSolar Photography Starter Package This package is also great for starting your nighttime photography -- called astrophotography. Simply remove the...
View full detailsFeatures Explore FirstLight 80mm Refractor Optical tube assembly only ready for daytime solar or nighttime stellar use, for visual or astroima...
View full detailsFeatures Explore FirstLight 80mm Refractor 80mm aperture will reveal impressive lunar details ranging from craters to rilles, planetary features ...
View full detailsSteve Siedentop I've had the PMC-Eight for a little over a year. There were some growing pains early on, but I'm very happy with the mount and its performance. I've spent a good bit of time imaging with the PMC-Eight...
Using a Tablet Instead of a Handbox
“On Saturday, I set up and leveled the mount, and mounted my ES AR127. The bubble level on the mount seemed accurate as compared to my 6” level that I use. I used the polar scope for polar alignment, and then waited on Polaris to appear….I had a list of about 20 targets that I wanted to see that night, and by 11:15, I had covered them all. With some early morning responsibilities, l packed up and left, very pleased with how the mount worked.”
“I didn’t know if I would like using a tablet instead of a handbox. The tablet worked fine, including when I was centering the object, either using the arrows or using the slider. It was very predictable. Connection was every fast. My 2014 Samsung Galaxy tablet, using Android 5.1.1, worked fine. I didn’t miss the handbox at all. Once everything had settled down, the alignment process was also very quick.”
Paul Shirley
Roper Mountain Astronomers
Auto-guiding Kept Object Centered!
“I am up and running with auto-guiding capability operational. I can guide longer than 5 minutes with perfect stars using MaxIm DL. Here are a couple test images made remotely using 3-minute subs (high clouds were a problem during exposures).
Nonetheless auto-guiding kept object centered! I'm also including an earlier image of M51 highly processed and inverted as I thought it looked pretty cool. As you know I am using an Explore Scientific 80mm refractor with the EXOS 2 PMC-Eight mount.”
Myron Wasiuta
Rappahannock Astronomy Club