Gemini G53F

[J.P.Kallinkoski]

The new mount came home from Italy, after a long wait .....


The requirements were, mount should have a loading capacity for larger scopes, equipped with encoders, etc.

The final options were Fornax 52, Mesu-Mount 200, and Gemini G53F, which was chosen.
For some reason I did not get any contacts/offer from Mesu ?
The price range all of them were of the same + - 6.5 K €.

Gemini is promised a load capacity of 43kg and the workmanship is surely good , so the promises are not just empty words.
("Periodic error guaranteed to be 4 arc seconds or less, Peak-to-Peak.")
The tripod is a friction drive model, so there are no worm gears at all.

The price for the package was € 6300 (Tripod / Losmandy rail, Pulsar2 / Hand controller, counterbalance rod, counterweights, QHY polemaster/adapter and all cables).

Gemini G53F 2017 model:


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Mount has some nice features:

USB out from mount and 12VDC in for devices.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4192/34288624900_6d515e4ed9_c.jpg

12VDC power out for USB-Hub or other devices and USB in from Hub.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4177/34543275321_27c85f25e9_c.jpg

[Visionoz]

Welcome Juha to IIS

Great to know you've got a new upmarket mount and hope to gear from you soon of its performance.
Would love to see more pics of it decked with your gear

Cheers
Bill

[Atmos]

I briefly looked at this and the Mesu 200 a year or so ago. Very nice capacity and very low PE.
Congrats on the new piece of equipment!

[J.P.Kallinkoski]

Astronomical darkness is over here allready , but i will post more pics when i have set my gear up..........

[LewisM]

Geez, we have 2 Finns on this site now - soon enough we will have the Astronomy Dudesons :)

Superb mount - will be interested to see how it performs once you get darkness again. Must be a pain trying to do astronomy in the Arctic regions.

[J.P.Kallinkoski]

Hahaa! :lol:

yep, sometimes it is quite hars, escpecially here 65 degrees north.
Might be - 35 degrees celsius in winter times. Hrrrrr.......