Hello, i have been thinking about the replacement the argonavis with the new nexus dsc. Dsc stalk sandwich kit, dscsk by markless astronomics the dsc stalk ii now over 600 markless dsc stalks in use worldwide. The address of the businesss registered office is at the oue downtown building. The protocol expects no return response and argo navis does not provide one. The pushto feature allows you to transmit the position of any object in a deepsky planner report to nexus dsc, argo navis or sky commander digital setting circles dsc. She sails yearround in key west, offering sunset sails, brunch sails and private charters.
A battery backed realtime clock provides local time, utc time, julian date and sidereal time. Skyfi is batterypowered for field use, and comes with a builtin rechargeable battery with up to 12 hours of life under continuous use. Telescopes equipped with digital setting circles dsc, or similar equipment like the argo navis digital telescope computer, can use star atlas. With optionally available encoders, a large range of mounts can accommodate the argo navis. The sophisticated software even accounts for precession and atmospheric refraction. Jul 01, 2019 sv argo navis is a 75ft long, 35ft beam, luxury catamaran the last boat built in key west, florida. Simple installation with just 2 screws and proportioned to clear transport handles. Pro includes a native inbuilt driver for the argo navis.
How to see argo tonight the constellation, not the movie by. Align, align star, az alt, catalog, encoder, fix alt ref, identify, ra dec, setup, sidereal, status, time, timer and tour. Argo navis dsc laptop pc, running planetarium software. My digital setting circles the southern sentinels home page. The argonauts mythical ship endured ten thousand strokes a day to travel from volos to ancient colchis. Argo navis is a specialist design, engineering and consulting company, built on years of extensive experience in the marine, offshore, boat and yachting industries. Accurate tracking setup your argo navis or sky commander dsc and watch it move or not move as it were.
It offers many more features than conventional digital setting circle dsc devices. Including cdrom containing user manual and argonaut software utility for use with windows xp, windows vista, windows 7, windows 8, windows 10, mac osx and linux. Flamsteed and other early modern astronomers called the constellation just navis the ship, genitive navis. Argo navis the ship argo, or simply argo, was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into the three constellations of carina, puppis and vela. Planetarium software such as sky safari is used to interface with beti. Aug 17, 20 ive just fitted an argo navis to my giro ii mount and will post up my experiences with it soon as ive had some decent time with it. Argo navis technologies llc in clarksburg, wv company info. For example, the argo navis dtc comes with inbuilt tpas telescope pointing analysis system. The argo navis digital telescope computer dtc brings not only accurate positioning. Deepsky, star and other documents all deepsky planner version 6 documents are compatible with deepsky planner 7. Options then include an external dc power cable, a serial cable and the usb serial adapter. Catalogs asteroids user loadable orbital elements bright star catalog double stars selected objects comets user loadable orbital elements. The argo navis digital telescope computer brings not only accurate positioning to your telescope, but also provides an enormous detailed database of tens of thousands of celestial objects. The two biggest names in dscs are currently the argo navis and the nexus dsc.
Argo navis represents the 50oared galley in which jason and his crew of argonauts sailed to fetch the golden fleece from colchis, on the eastern shores of the black sea in presentday georgia. Likewise a palm pda using palmdsc software can display the location of the scope relative to any object. With the computer mounted from the upper cage, you always have the computer accessible at hand near your focuser, eyepiece and telrad. Its the star pattern that the ancients made into the huge constellation of argo navis, the ship, which currently occupies most of. It used to represent the ship of jason and his argonauts who were in search of the golden fleece. Audio conferencing, teleconferencing, conference calls, web conferencing, collaboration services offered by quality mwbe supplier, argo navis it, on reservationless or operator managed basis, hp reseller, value added reseller,hardware, software,hp servers, hp printers,hp storage. Buy next generation computers for telescope guiding ngc. Planets, stars, galaxies, satellites, you name it, the argo navis comes with over 29,000 objects already installed. Can i replace it with an argo navis dtc and retain my encoders. With an extensive list of services, argo navis marine guarantees exceptional quality and value and will take the hassle out of boating by making sure you have a turn key experience every time. Argo navis digital telescope computer dsc unit astromart. Ive just fitted an argo navis to my giro ii mount and will post up my experiences with it soon as ive had some decent time with it.
Argo navis team is proud to announce 5 year contract with one of the most. The companys principal address is 107 cambridge drive, clarksburg, wv 26301 and its mailing address is 107 cambridge drive, clarksburg, wv 26301. In 1763, it was divided into the three new constellations. With optionally available encoders, a large range of mounts can accommodate the argo navis, including dobsonians, forks, german. Argo navis technologies llc is a west virginia domestic llc limitedliability company filed on october 27, 2011. Once the data is transmitted, you can use the devices guiding feature to locate the object. Argo navis digital telescope computer unit digital setting. These are puppis the stern, carina the keel and vela the sails. Much of this unweildy constellation is nowadays unseen from midnorthern latitudes, but because of astronomical precession more of it was visible in the northern sky in ancient times. The nexus dsc is more intuitive than the argo navis with superior catalogues of objects almost 2 million and more features.
Wildcard innovations home of the argo navis digital telescope. Teleskop service offers the argo navis, encoder for self construction and all the complete kits for your mount. This is extremely useful to pushto observers that want to observe objects that are. Can i use an inclinometer instead of an encoder on the altitude axis of. Delaware astronomical society website nexus dsc by astro. It uses a specific mount, the discmounts dm6, with an argo navis dsc computer, as an example to give a more detailed account of the procedure of setting up and using an altaz mount with digital setting circles. Skyfi, our patentpending wifitoserial adapter, is the only wifi device on the market specifically designed for telescope control. Ngcsupermax argo navis computer only the ngcsupermax argo navis operates basically the same as the other max computers but with more modes and useradjustable parameters. The argonavis is the most advanced dsc digital setting circle in the world. If you are unsure as to what to order, please do not hesitate to contact us. Wildcard innovations argo navis digital telescope computer.
Using an argo navis with a discmount dm6 the blog formerly. The issue is that i have not clear the total compatibility with the system servocat. Deepsky, star and other documents all deepsky planner version 6 documents are. Today we have the all digital version, literally a digital telescope computer. A documentary following the reconstruction of a prehistoric penteconter, just like the mythical argo, in a modernday argonautic expeditionturnedodyssey. A former constellation of the southern sky, said to represent the mythical ship argo. Argo navis should respond with something such as 04. I believe it can be interfaced to sky safari in some way, via wifi with an adaptor. The argo navis dsc uses a closed loop system with local sync realign. Ascom driver for servocat, developed by peter eschman. The argo navis is a musthave accessory for all observers. Argo navis user manual edition 10, may 2008, for argo navis model 102102b, firmware vers. Today, it is no longer seen as one constellation but is divided instead into three smaller ones.
The astrosystems mount stalk holds the dsc computer, either sky commander or argo navis and a drive handpad controller at a convenient 38 height. Date and time can be set via new argonaut version 2. Argo navis has a powerful 32 bit cpu at its heart that will easily allow you to continuously track satellites. Pro displays a cursor at the pointing location of your telescope, when you move your telescope, the cursor floats across the star. It has a numeric keypad and curser arrows for super fast menu acquisition, access to catalogues and their objects, as well as, displaying information on magnitude, size, surface brightness, galaxy morphology and more. As you move your telescope, the reticle glides cross the chart allowing you to any object of your choice with ease and comfort. Using two different 32bit computer processors, the argo navis finds any celestial object, and lets you add any newly discovered objects anytime from your home computer. Argo navis is a set of galaxy tools to carry out bayesian discrete phylogenetic trait analyses using beast2 to sample posteriors and pact to extract information from these posteriors. Check with the manufacturer to see if it is compatible with ascom drivers. Argo navis outlined in green is a giant mythical sailing vessel afloat on the southern milky way. Sv argo navis is a 75ft long, 35ft beam, luxury catamaran the last boat built in key west, florida.
Setups can be saved and restored tofrom a pc via new argonaut version 2. This fleece, incidentally, came from the ram that is now represented by the constellation aries. The encoders send pulses to the dsc unit, whose computer will. The companys principal address is 107 cambridge drive, clarksburg, wv 26301 and its mailing address is 107 cambridge drive, clarksburg, wv.
For background and more information, please see the help section of the introduction. The argo navis digital telescope computer dtc brings not only accurate. Fully supports easytrack tracks without a dsc or pc. This article is intended to be read after the general introduction to goto mounts. We are your source for all dslr cameras, mirrorless cameras, cinema cameras, camera rentals, film for sale, film processing, camera lenses, camera accessories. Team the company comprises an expert team of structural, mechanical and electrical engineers, naval architects, and analysts, dedicated to providing bespoke services of the very. Key west sailing charters with argo navis argo navis key. Once the data is transmitted, you can use the devices guiding feature to. Skysafari 5 pro setting up the pushto argo navis with. Choosing a good dsc computer is especially important if you want to minimize the amount of equipment you take into the field, but if you. Argonavis vs nexus dsc to use with servocat cloudy nights. Argo navis marine is one of sydneys leading marine detailing companies.
Wildcard innovations argo navis digital telescope computer the argo navis digital telescope computer brings accurate positioning information and an enormous detailed database of 29. Wildcard innovations home of the argo navis digital. Deepsky planner 7 uses the ascom software package to control your. Free argo navis cradle kit when purchased direct from wildcard innovations. The computer repositions roughly perpendicular to the ground as the telescope is raised and lowered through normal observing motions. This is the ships tale, from choosing the trees to its twoyearlong construction and its eventual trip to sea.
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