{"product_id":"hem15-eq-swg-hybrid-mount-with-ipolar","title":"HEM15 EQ SWG Hybrid Mount with iPolar","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"86\"\u003eHEM15 EQ SWG Hybrid Mount with iPolar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"148\"\u003eAvailable at Modern Telescopes – Authorized Distributor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"515\"\u003eMeet the \u003cstrong data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"200\"\u003eHEM15 EQ SWG Hybrid Mount with iPolar\u003c\/strong\u003e, the most compact member of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eiOptron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’s revolutionary hybrid strain wave (harmonic) drive family. 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