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PrimaLuceLab ARCO 3" Camera Rotator and Field De-Rotator

PrimaLuceLab ARCO 3" Camera Rotator and Field De-Rotator

Starting Price: $1,295.00
Price as Configured: $1,295.00
Brand: PrimaLuceLab / SKU: PLL-ARCO3
ARCO 3" is the larger version of PrimaLuceLab's ARC second resolution rOtator that, thanks to its incredible resolution of 1 arc second per step, is the most precise camera rotator and field de-rotator! The 3” version of ARCO has a thickness of only 23mm and a free aperture of 76.3mm. When used together with an equatorially mounted telescope, ARCO allows you to rotate the camera without the need to touch the telescope. When used with an alt-az mount (without a wedge!), it also works as field de-rotator, enabling you to do long exposure astrophotography as never before! Connect ARCO with a single short cable to ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2, and control it from your EAGLE, any Windows computer or with a smartphone or tablet via WiFi!
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The ARCO rotator port cable - 690mm long is included in the ARCO package but you can also order it as spare part if needed. This cable connects rotator port of ARCO to ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2. Since this is the longer cable provided within ARCO package, it's che cable we suggest to connect ARCO to SESTO SENSO 2.

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PLL-SESTOSENSOII - PrimaLuceLab SESTO SENSO Robotic Focusing Motor
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SESTO SENSO 2 - The highly accurate, advanced, vibration free, robotic focusing motor for your telescope! Connect it to the USB port of your EAGLE or Windows® computer to electronically control focus while still allowing you to manually move your focuser by hand if needed. If you don’t want to focus using a computer, you can connect wirelessly from any smartphone or tablet using the integrated Virtual HandPad via the built-in Wifi network in the SESTO SENSO 2! Thanks to the Self Centering Clamp technology (SCC), SESTO SENSO 2 can be installed on most focusers without the need of external brackets. The supplied FOCUS Manager software and ASCOM driver allow easy configuration of the many advanced features of SESTO SENSO 2. Thanks to the precisely controlled motor with integrated electronics, SESTO SENSO (yes, it's Italian for "SIXTH SENSE") 2 achieves incredible precision of just 0.7 microns.
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Main Features:
  • Low profile rotator, just 23mm of body thickness
  • 1 arc second resolution per step
  • 76.3mm of free aperture
  • No need for external USB or 12V power cables, it connect to ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2 with a single short cable
  • No protruding parts that may interfere with your camera, other accessories or even your telescope
  • It works also with PLAY, the Prima Luce AstrophotographY software
  • ASCOM driver to allow the control of camera rotation from third party software
  • Specially designed full aluminum case, you can even rotate heavy cameras and accessories without any flexure
  • Compatible with all M81 adapters with stop ring to connect ARCO 3" to any camera and accessory
  • Adapters available to connect it ARCO 3" all the ESATTO focusers and to focusers with SESTO SENSO 2
  • ARCO comes with PLAY, the astrophotography software developed by PrimaLuceLab in order to record beautiful pictures of the night sky in the simpler way and with the telescope, mount and other accessories you prefer! PLAY includes many features needed for astrophotography and it allows you to configurate your telescope by selecting OTA and mount provided with ASCOM drivers (tested with ASCOM platform 6.4 and later), control focus with ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2 and camera rotation with ARCO. In order to use PLAY you have to have at least ESATTO focuser or SESTO SENSO 2 focusing motor and, if you install PLAY in the EAGLE computer, it automatically adds more advanced features!

You can connect ARCO 3" to the ESATTO focusers with the proper optional adapters and control it with the ARCO cable that comes in the box. Use the PL3600458 adapter to connect ARCO 3” to ESATTO 3". Use the PL3600459 adapter to connect ARCO 3” to ESATTO 4”.

ARCO 3 camera rotator and field de-rotator

If you use a SESTO SENSO 2 connected to your telescope’s focuser, you can connect the ARCO 3” rotator by using the optional PL3600465 M63x1 adapter to connect rotator to focusers or correctors that come with 63x1 female thread or the optional PL3600463 M86x1 adapter to connect rotator to focusers or correctors that come with 86x1 female thread. Like with the ESATTO, you will connect ARCO to SESTO SENSO 2 with the provided cable.

Since ARCO 3” has the same M81x1 male thread found on the camera side of the ESATTO 3” draw tube, you can use any of the optional M81 adapters with stop ring in order to connect cameras or accessories you use for your setup:

  • PL3600282 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with T2 thread
  • PL3600277 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with M48 thread
  • PL3600275 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with M54 thread
  • PL3600279 adapter to connect accessories with M57 thread
  • PL3600262 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with M68 thread
  • PL3600289 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with M68 male thread
  • PL3600272 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with M72 thread
  • PL3600252 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with M72 male thread
  • PL8410002 2” visual back to connect cameras or accessories with 2” noise piece

ARCO 3 camera rotator and field de-rotator

Thanks to its specially designed full aluminum case, all of the mechanical and electrical parts are neatly contained in the ARCO chassis. There are no protruding parts that may touch the camera, accessories or your telescope. The case thickness of the ARCO 3" is only 23 mm.

Please note: in order to be used, ARCO rotator has to be connected to ESATTO microfocuser or SESTO SENSO 2 focusing motor. ARCO is not designed as a stand alone unit.