The T21 Hermes Traveller Astroimaging & Viewing Optical Tube Assembly from AstronSCIENTIFIC saves time and effort by having gear for observation and astrophotography on the same optical tube at the same time. Rather than rebuilding rigs for different purposes, you can use the Rotarion wheel to switch between observing, imaging deep sky objects, and planetary imaging. The cameras, focuser, off-axis guider, and other components are made by top astronomy optics brands including Televue and ZWO. The rig needs no assembly and packs into its own watertight case with cutout foam interior.
The T21 Hermes Traveller requires a user-supplied go-to mount and tripod, a PC or laptop, image capture and processing software, and a power supply. It is suited to intermediate and expert amateur and professional astroimagers and educators whose campuses do not have observatories.
- Sets up in minutes
- Red aluminum handle for easy telescope lifting, carrying, and assembly from the transport case to your mount & tripod and back
- Steel counter-weight in dovetail bar for easy telescope balancing
- Telescope tube, motorized focuser, Rotarion wheel, Rotarion CAM Kit parts and Rotarion AutoFocus, optics and astrophotography cameras integrated, including a DSO camera off-axis guide system
- No need to assemble or disassemble the Hermes Telescope when changing telescope viewing or astrophotography application
- Port 1—Viewing: 1.25" TVO Diagonal and TVO Plössl 40mm eyepiece, focal length 600mm
- Port 2—Planetary imaging: TVO PowerMate 5x and QHY CCD camera, focal length 3600mm
- Port 3—Deep space galaxies and nebulae imaging: TVO Reducer/Flattener 0.8x, off-axis-guide with ZWO CCD camera, filter wheel ZWO with Baader RGB+L filters, DSO cooled ZWO CCD camera, focal length 480mm