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TTS-160 Panther review in Astronomy Now

May 9, 2017 by Niels Haagh 0 comments

Ade Ashford from Astronomy Now Magazine has reviewed the TTS-160 Panther Mount with Telescope rOTAtor. 

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Quotes from the review

“have applied the Danish
design principles known and loved throughout the
world to an innovative game-changer of a mount. It
looks, feels and operates like no other commercial
unit, exuding a confident air of quality in stainless
steel, brass and anodised aluminium.”

“One of the great selling points of the TTS-160 is that it can be set
up on ground that is merely approximately level and no polar alignment
is necessary (just alignment on one or more named stars or a planet),
the whole process from unpacking to observing is achieved in about ten
minutes. This claim is certainly true. I found that with minimal practice
I could unpack and assemble the mechanical parts in around three
minutes, attach the optical tube and cables in a similar amount of time,
setting aside around five minutes to get an accurate two-star alignment”

“At all slew speeds
the spring-loaded worm gears and rollers of the
internal ExactDrive are refreshingly quiet, minutely
responsive and backlash-free. True to its name, the
Panther purrs when tracking.”

“Once accurately aligned, the TTS-160
nails every selected object with enviable precision; it
is a delight to use.”

“in azimuth the mount displays an impressively smooth peak-to-peak
PE of around 10 arcseconds in azimuth and
around 14 arcseconds in altitude. A QHY Mini
Guidescope Kit and a QHY5-II autoguider in
conjunction with PHD2 software works well with
this mount, as witness the superb images captured
by UK astro-imager Chris Howey.”

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Instagram post 2181536438225665642_2004296324 The Cocoon Nebula⁠⠀
This is a fairly short exposure of the Cocoon nebula. The dark dust stretching from the nebula towards the right edge of the frame would be much nicer if longer exposure time was used. Need to return to this object. ⁠⠀
Celestron C9.25 Hyperstar image. 30x120s with ZWO ASI 071. Mounted on TTS160 Panther mount with rOTATor. Image processing done by @nielsvchristensen.⁠⠀
#astrophotography #astro #photography #photographer #space #universe #cosmos #stargazing #astronomy #science #astronomer #nightsky #astrophotographer #astrophoto #starphotographer #cocoonnebula #hyperstar #TrackTheSTars #telescopemount #zwoasi
Instagram post 2179086182965906169_2004296324 The great Orion Nebula and the running man nebula.⁠⠀
This is the complete FOV of the C9.25 hyperstar system with the ASI 071 camera. The hole area is full of light and dark dust clouds.⁠⠀
Celestron C9.25 Hyperstar image. 20x120s with ZWO ASI 071. Mounted on TTS160 Panther mount with rOTATor. Image processing done by @nielsvchristensen.⁠⠀
#astrophotography #astro #photography #photographer #space #universe #cosmos #stargazing #astronomy #science #astronomer #nightsky #astrophotographer #astrophoto #starphotographer #orionnebula #Messier42 #runningmannebula #hyperstar #TrackTheSTars #telescopemount #zwoasi
Instagram post 2176881592417699047_2004296324 Pleiades, The seven Sisters, Messier 45.⁠⠀
This wonderful star cluster has many names. The dust clouds shows up nicely in this exposure of only 30 minutes. I need to try this again from a real dark location with longer exposure to capture all the dark dust clouds in the area.⁠⠀
Celestron C9.25 Hyperstar image. 30x60s with ZWO ASI 071. Mounted on TTS160 Panther mount with rOTATor. Image processing done by @nielsvchristensen.⁠⠀
#astrophotography #astro #photography #photographer #space #universe #cosmos #stargazing #astronomy #science #astronomer #nightsky #astrophotographer #astrophoto #starphotographer #Pleiades #Messier45 #hyperstar #TrackTheSTars #telescopemount #zwoasi
Instagram post 2174208157971558355_2004296324 Track The Stars TTS-160 Panther Mount with Celestron C9.25 hyperstar. TV60 Guide telescope. Ready for imaging at Avnø Starparty in Denmark.⁠ ⠀
This setup I have used the last two months and the last few images on this Instagram account was taken with it.⠀
#astrophotography #astro #photography #photographer #space #universe #cosmos #stargazing #astronomy #science #astronomer #nightsky #astrophotographer #astrophoto #starphotographer #hyperstar #TrackTheSTars #telescopemount #zwoasi #celestrontelescope
Instagram post 2172468658493163024_2004296324 Eastern part of the Veil Nebual⁠⠀
Celestron C9.25 Hyperstar image. 60x60s with ZWO ASI 071. Mounted on TTS160 Panther mount with rOTATor. Image processing done by @nielsvchristensen.⁠⠀
#astrophotography #astro #photography #photographer #space #universe #cosmos #stargazing #astronomy #science #astronomer #nightsky #astrophotographer #astrophoto #starphotographer #veilnebula #IC1396 #hyperstar #TrackTheSTars #telescopemount #zwoasi
Instagram post 2170473901180950412_2004296324 IC1396 with the Elephant Trunk.⁠⠀
Celestron C9.25 Hyperstar image. 25x120s with ZWO ASI 071. Mounted on TTS160 Panther mount with rOTATor. Image processing done by @nielsvchristensen.⁠⠀
#astrophotography #astro #photography #photographer #space #universe #cosmos #stargazing #astronomy #science #astronomer #nightsky #astrophotographer #astrophoto #starphotographer #elephanttrunknebula #IC1396 #hyperstar #TrackTheSTars #telescopemount #zwoasi
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