Astro Devices would like to announce our new device - Nexus DSC. Nexus DSC is a fully featured Digital Setting Circles computer for your telescope.
The following is just a short list of Nexus DSC's features:
Intuitive graphical user interface
Red OLED display (it works very nicely in negative temperatures)
Internal rechargeable Lithium battery (which also works in negative temperatures without performance degradation)
Internal GPS receiver
Battery backed real-time clock
Practically unlimited database of celestial objects (it currently holds in excess of 61,000 objects in its internal flash memory and in excess of 1.7million objects on a microSD card)
Includes all popular catalogues in its internal flash memory (Messier, Caldwell, Bright Stars, Named stars, NGC, IC, ESO, UGC, etc.)
HYPERLEDA (with all of PGC objects) and full WDS catalogues are stored on microSD card
Supports rotary encoders with up to 999999 steps per revolution
Multi-point telescope pointing analysis system for pointing corrections
Optional add-on WiFi interface (works with SkySafari Plus/Pro on iOS, Android, Mac and other planetarium software)
Supports ServoCAT and SiTech motor controllers
User upgradeable firmware (using a USB memory stick) and catalogues
Users can install additional catalogue on a microSD card
Just thought I'd stop by here to give an endorsement for this excellent product, but first up in the interests of full disclosure you should note that the developer and owner, Serge Antonov have been friends and observing buddies for about 15 years. I have also played a very small role in its development mainly in the form of advice as to functionality and the catalogues.
That out of the way, I can recommend these DSC to anyone interested. Very wide range of catalogues available to peruse that includes much more information on individual objects than other DSC, easy to read display and a rechargeable internal battery that lasts for about 15-20 hours of observing in reasonable temperatures. The pricing is also extremely competitive compared to other DSC and the after sales service is excellent. You should also note that Serge isn't merely a wiz with electronics and software, but is a very experienced observer with an acute appreciation of what does and doesn't work well under field conditions.
Great piece of kit, I suggest you check it out and take note in particular of the price compared to the competition.
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