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Pegasus Astro Falcon Rotator

£565.00✓ 2 year warranty

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About this product

Model: peg_rot_falcon
Part Number: PEG-ROT-FALCON

Pegasus Astro Falcon Rotator

The Falcon Rotator is a lightweight, low-profile camera field rotator.

Do not be fooled by its thin size! It can lift and handle heavy image trains and is very accurate!

Very easy to operate via ASCOM drivers or Unity Platform software, it will make your life easier to orient, with precision, your camera field automatically.

FEATURES

Precise Rotation with Zero Flex
Sophisticated Mechanical Design Featuring 6 Stainless Steel Bearings
Low Profile - only 18mm!
Weighs only 700g
6kg / 13.2lb Payload Capacity
Cable Wrap Prevention
Supports Long Exposure De-Rotation for Alt/Az Mounts
Supported by ASCOM and INDI

Cable Wrap Prevention

Rotator does not allow a clockwise turn above 220 degrees. It will turn anti-clockwise when it has to be moved above 220 degrees.

A nice cable wrap/snag prevention feature out of the box.

Adapters for both sides (included)

Supplied with two different adapters for both sides:

Telescope Side: M54 male to 2” Nosepiece (1.5mm thickness)
Camera Side: M54 Male to M48 Male Adapter (2.0mm thickness)

The M54 adapter black ring on the camera side of the Falcon Rotator sticks out by almost 1mm (so the actual back-focus is 18+1 =19mm)

De-Rotation support for Alt/Az mounts

Rotator has the mechanical precision to achieve field de-rotation. Supplied software calculates the Rate of Rotation (RoR) based on the site latitude, target altitude and azimuth position.

Examples of images taken with Falcon Rotator & Derotation on a Dobsonian Telescope

https://www.astrobin.com/iejxza

https://www.astrobin.com/j07lm3

Supported By

ASCOM 6

Rotator fully supports the latest ASCOM 6.5.

INDI

INDI and INDIGO fully support the rotator.

Standalone Software

Control the Falcon Rotator from the supplied standalone Windows software.

Unity Platform Support

Pegasus Astro Unity Platform is their new all-around application. We aim to provide a robust and modern application supporting current and future products under one roof.

A modern front end allows complete control of all Pegasus Astro devices.

Moreover, a REST JSON api helps developers from 3rd party software to interact with our products.

Mechanical Drawing

What's in the box

Falcon Rotator
M54 Male to 2" Nosepiece
M54 Male to M48 Male Adapter
1.8m USB2 Cable

Specifications

Physical Size	180mm x 140mm x 56mm
Material	Blue Anodised Aluminium
Clear Aperture	54mm / 2.13”
Steps per degree	86.6 steps per degree (31.192 steps per full revolution) (full step drive – can be increased with microstepping)
Payload	6Kg / 13.2lbs
Telescope Adapter	M54 male to 2” Nosepiece (included) (0.75mm pitch)
Camera Adapter	M54 Male to M48 Male Adapter (included) (0.75mm pitch)
Back Focus	18mm / 0.7” (+1mm if you place M54 adapter)
Weight	0.7Kg / 1.54 lbs)
Connectivity	USB 2.0
Operating Power	12V / 1Amp