The 10Micron GM1000 is a popular German EQ mount capable of easily carrying 25kg of telescope payload. The mount comes as EQ-head only and many accessories are available (e.g. counterweights, dovetails etc) to “customise” the mount for your particular telescope set up and configuration. 10Micron/Baader Planetarium offer a professional-level accessory package which includes essential items…
DetailsIf you are starting to think about your next astronomical mount, 10Micron should be at the top of your list. These extremely high precision German equatorial mounts come with a range of advanced features such dual high precision absolute encoders on each axis and advanced mount modelling. To help you choose which of these mounts…
Details10Micron have recently released a new mount – their GM2000 Combi. It replaces the previous GM2000 Monolith and GM2000 Ultraport models. This new mount features an additional mount locking system for stability/rigidity when used in permanent installations, but the mount can still be separated into 2 parts (like the previous Ultraport version) for portability and…
DetailsIn a previous blog – here – we explained how you can use the 10Micron GM mounts to easily locate Lunar features including the Apollo landing sites. At the time the features were in alphabetical order so it was a little difficult to find out what Lunar feature(s) was associated with each Apollo landing. Now…
DetailsWe’re under a month away from the next exhibition in the astronomy calendar: The Practical Astronomy Show (PAS). The event is on Saturday 21st March 2020 from 9am until 5pm at the Kettering Conference Centre just south of Kettering. The show is free to attend, along with free talks. The PAS event aims to bring a…
DetailsWe’re now back from last weekend’s AstroFest 2020 event which was a great event. There was lot of interest and good discussions about all the telescopes, mounts and accessories we had brought to exhibit on our booth. You can read a report on our time at AstroFest and what we brought to display, along with…
DetailsWe will be a little quieter this week as we’re getting prepared for the AstroFest event in London. European AstroFest is the UK’s premier astronomy conference and exhibition. It will feature 16 talks from leading astronomers and space scientists plus three floors of exhibition space. It takes place on 31 January & 1 February 2020…
DetailsIf you want to use third party software to control your 10Micron mount, such as SequenceGeneratorPro (SGP), MaximDL etc, you will need the 10Micron ASCOM driver. This is available for download from the 10Micron forum (you will have to register your mount to gain access). Once in the main forum area, go to the “Aggiornamenti…
DetailsThe 10Micron GM1000 HPS is an extremely popular mount. It combines the same high build quality and high precision features of the larger GM family of mounts, but in a smaller and lighter package making it ideal for those that want a portable set up. If you have two telescopes, or if you have an…
DetailsLast weekend we attended the International Astronomy Show at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. We took a range of telescopes, mounts and accessories from Baader Planetarium, Celestron and 10Micron. Read our short summary in our new blog here.
