We are often asked what accessories are available for the 10Micron GM series of German equatorial mounts. When trying to explain to people what is available its more often easier to show them a diagram rather than listing the names of parts and product codes. 10Micron have produced a main accessories diagram for each of…
DetailsTo get the best performance out of your 10Micron mount, a mount model needs to be made. ModelCreator is a free software utility that will allows you to create models for your high precision 10Micron mount. This software can be used with a wide range of current popular 3rd party applications used for camera and…
Details10Micron has recently released two updates for their GM series mounts: On July 19th – in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar landing – firmware version 2.16.4 was released. In this firmware version, the features related to the Apollo landing sites are shown divided into sections corresponding to the different…
DetailsWith the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon not far off now (tomorrow Saturday 20th July) we thought it would be timely to show you how to get into the Lunar landing sites submenu in the 10Micron handset with Firmware version 2.16. Please send the end of this blog regarding a new firmware version.…
DetailsBefore you read any further, we have to point out straight away that a 10Micron mount has not been shipped to, or landed on, the Moon at the Apollo 11 landing site! Although……. In July 1969 humankind first walked on another celestial body – the Moon. Neil Armstrong left the Lunar lander “Eagle” and spoke…
DetailsIf you have the 10Micron GM2000 Ultraport mount you probably will want to take your mount to your favourite dark sky site. To help safely store, as well as transport, your mount and essential accessories 10Micron offer their 3-piece, Italian made, professional flight case set. The cases are designed to hold the GM2000 RA and…
DetailsBinocular astronomy is a very popular activity amateur astronomers of all abilities. With smaller sized binoculars such as 7x or 10×50 models, holding them in your hand is not usually a problem as they don’t weigh very much. However if you have larger heavier binoculars such as e.g. Celestron SkyMaster 25×100 models, or if you…
DetailsBefore we look at the 10Micron Centaurus II tripod, we thought we’d just write a short blog about the tripod’s storage and carry bag. The Centaurus II tripod is made for use with the 10Micron GM2000 Monolithic and Ultraport mounts and can also be used with the GM1000 mount for extra sturdiness too. The tripod…
DetailsIntroduction In a previous blog (here) we introduced 10Micron and gave an overview of their current mount range. The current 10Micron German equatorial mount range can be summarised in the image below. In this first introductory article, we will look at the mid-range 10Micron GM2000 HPS II (GM2000 from now on) German equatorial mount, and…
Details10Micron are a part (a division) of an Italian high precision engineering company, called COMEC Technology who are based just outside the city of Milan. COMEC Technology was founded by the Mariotti brothers, who inherited a love of mechanics and engineering from their father, and grew the company from just a small mechanical workshop in…
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