Optec Hercules Focusing Rotator
Starting Price: $2,495.00
Price as Configured: $2,495.00
Price as Configured: $2,495.00
Brand: Optec / SKU: OP-19749
Optec's new Hercules rotating focuser combines camera field rotation with telescope focus. Slightly smaller than its big brother, the robust Gemini focusing rotator, Hercules provides a full 3-inch clear aperture and 0.35” (about 9mm) of travel while maintaining a thickness less than 2-inches.
Optec’s Best-in-Class ASCOM and Alpaca drivers are capable of alt-az de-rotation, image orientation and composition in addition to the traditional guide-star acquisition capability.
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HERCULES SPECIFICATIONS
Physical:
Clear Aperture: 76.2mm
Height: 8.17" (208mm)
Width: 7.48" (190mm)
Thickness: 1.81" to 2.16" (46.0 to 54.9mm), at midpoint: 1.99" (50.5mm)
Weight: 3-lb. 8 oz. (1.6 kg)
Interface:
Telescope side: OPTEC-3600 receiver
Camera side: OPTEC-3000 3-inch receiver
Focuser:
Total Travel: 0.350" (8.89mm)
Total Steps: 112,000 steps
Resolution: 0.079 micron/step
Motor: Lin Engineering Hybrid Stepper 3709 Series
Made in USA
Rotator:
Total Steps: 168,000 steps
Resolution: 7.7 arc seconds / step
Rotation Speed: variable, ~ 3 degrees/second
Motor: Lin Engineering Hybrid Stepper 211 Series, NEMA 11
Made in USA
Electronics:
Circuit board: Internal
Communications: USB-C and Ethernet
Additional: Temperature Probe 3.5mm socket
2.5 x 5.5mm power socket
Power LED indicator
Power:
Power draw: 1.25A max, 0.6A while moving, 0.4A holding
Input voltage: 12VDC
Input connector: 2.5x5.5mm barrel plug, center pin positive
Software:
Compatibility: ASCOM and Alpaca
Capabilities: Focus, Guide star acquisition, field composition, Alt-Az De-rotation
De-Rotation: Compatible with Planewave L-mounts, TheSky X, Maxim D/L, N.I.N.A.
Any fully configured mount with ASCOM driver.
