Orbit Engineering is pleased to announce what is probably the most exciting accessory for the Meade LX,CPC & Nextstar range of SCT telescopes.

Building on Celestron/Meade entry level 'heavy duty' wedge the Orbit Wedge adds some extra ordinary unique features.

Features based on obvious observation.

1. Light Weight 6082 Grade Aluminium
2. Easy Gas Strut Weight Altitude Adjust Assist
3. Easy Quadrant Azimuth Assist
4. Super Slick Bearings On Working Joints.
5. Optional Polar Alignment Scope Arm

No readily available wedge in production offers so much in sheer engineering excellence. All parts are fully serviceable and any single one part can be replaced if necessary.

Techical Specifications:

 


 

Weight:
Length:
Height:
Width:
Azumuth Rotation
Altutude Adjustment
Strut Pressure

10.4 Kg's
420mm
360mm
320mm
27 Degrees
16-74 Degrees
45 kilo's 		 

Orbit Wedge

£725.00
Polar Aligning Arm £59.00  

 
Standard wedge before tightening
the azimuth bolts
Standard wedge after tigtening
the azimuth bolts
 

We can clearly see why the orbit wedge is a million light years ahead of any other wedge in production; by having an ‘azimuth table’ we have eliminated polar alignment error by being able to still make azimuth and altitude
fine adjustments whilst the wedge is bolted down to the tripod or pier.. No other wedge has this facility.
At any time the user can make adjustments accordingly. On a standard wedge you have to 'guess' before tightening the wedge bed, frustrating!
Only the Orbit Equatorial Wedge does this because its azimuth adjuster is built on a floating bearing.

Update 27/12/10 : A new ‘OEM’ wedge has recently hit the market, this product still suffers from old technology that the original has... NOTHING NEW!  So no azimuth bearing like ours and therefore loss of alignment as in the figure above.. ONLY the orbit wedge has the unique azimuth bearing technology no other wedge on the market has this...  

Our wedge cannot be mass produced due to detailed calibration and labour intensive hand built manufacture... Made in the UK by enthusiastic astronomers.

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Now In Stock!
 
 
Made In The United Kingdom by Astronomers
Orbit Wedge Gallery :HERE


For information & advice
Tel: 020 8763 9953
EMAIL

Phone:020 7935 2580
Fax:020 7486 1272
Available in the showroom, give them a call...
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