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Pole finder PF-L II

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Product description

Pole finders are useful for correctly-aligning equatorial mounts. With this type of mount, the so-called hour axis should be parallel to the Earth’s axis. This is easy with a pole finder.

A set-up which is as precise as possible is mostly required for long exposure photography. For visual observation, just changing the degree of latitude settings and roughly setting up the mount using a compass is sufficient.

The pole finder allows polar alignment with an accuracy of 3 arc minutes. Polar alignment is very easy: simply align the North Star and two other stars in the field of view of the pole finder and rotate the mount until the stars are superimposed on the scales in the pole finder. This means you no longer need to make any length corrections or set the time and date. The PF-L II pole finder has red, dimmable lighting that switches off automatically after a few minutes to save the batteries.

Setting in

  • Northern sky: Polaris, Delta UMI, 51 Cep
  • Southern sky: Chi Octantis, Tau Octantis, Sigma Octantis

Specifications

Capacity


Appropriate for mounting
Vixen AP, SX, SXD2
Lens diameter (mm)
20
Magnification
5
Apparent field of view (°)
10
Battery type
CR 2032

Special features


Illuminated
yes

Equipment


Battery included
yes

General


Type
Finder
Type of build
Pole finder
Weight (g)
155
Length (mm)
127

Product safety

Manufacturer: Vixen Co. Ltd., 5-17-3 Higashi-Tokorozawa Tokorozawa-shi, 359-0021 Saitama, JP, www.vixen.co.jp
Responsible person: Bresser GmbH, Gutenbergstraße 2, 46414 Rhede, DE, [email protected]
Vixen Pole finder PF-L II
Vixen Pole finder PF-L II

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