Pegasus Astro NYX-101 Mount
Pegasus
Pegasus Astro NYX-101 Mount is a strain-wave GoTo mount for guided astrophotography rigs.
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Specifications
Mount
- Mount type
- Strain-wave / harmonic GoTo mount
- Drive system
- Strain-wave / harmonic drive
- Payload capacity
- 20 kg
- Mount weight
- 6.5 kg
- Counterweight
- M12 Shaft
Capacity
- Payload-to-weight ratio
- 3.1:1
Motion
- Slew rate
- 5.5 degs/sec
- Encoder
- Safety limits on RA axis: Safety limit encoders on RA Axis prevent internal cable snag or collision with the tripod
Electronics
- Power
- 12V DC unregulated 0
Astrophotography Fit
A portable strain-wave mount that should be chosen by realistic imaging payload, not headline capacity alone.
Pegasus Astro NYX-101 Mount is a premium strain-wave GoTo mount for computerized tracking and guiding.
For long-exposure astrophotography, use a conservative imaging payload. The telescope, camera, guide hardware, dew heaters, dovetails, and cables all count, and guiding performance matters more than the catalog payload number.
Strain-wave mounts are wonderfully compact, but they still need stiffness, cable discipline, and sometimes counterweighting to keep long tubes calm.
Best paired with
- Compact refractors, cooled cameras, and tidy cable-managed power
- Guiding from a guide scope or OAG for long exposures
- Tripod or pier with enough stiffness for the full imaging load
Not recommended for
- Ignoring counterweights on long or heavy optical tubes
- Tall, flexible tripods with high wind exposure
- Payloads near the marketing limit for long-exposure imaging
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