Vixen AXJ equatorial mount

Finally world-class Vixen mount is in India.  

Modern Telescopes is the largest astronomical store in India, proud to introduce Vixen AXJ equatorial goto mount in India. Modern Telescopes is the authorized distributor of Vixen and is proud to announce made in Japan Vixen AXJ equatorial mount. 

The AXJ Mount features superior performance and ease of use while achieving sturdiness. This mount is the dream of every astrophotographer as a comfortable and secure imaging platform. 

Ultimate Periodic Error Correction - VPEC offers +/- 4 arc seconds tracking accuracy. 

Belt drive method eliminates backlash and makes the motor noise quieter.

14 Bearings for smooth motion.

Fork arms style R.A. body pedestal combined with sturdiness and lightweight.

Polar alignment scope with ease of use.

Versatile mount head for attaching a different optical tube.

Loading capacity of 22 Kg.

STAR BOOK TEN star chart go-to navigation controller.

A fusion of superior performance and ease of use

Advanced motor layout to eliminate excess weight.

Retractable counterweight bar.

• Ultimate Periodic Error Correction - VPEC offers +/- 4 arc seconds tracking accuracy.

  The VPEC stands for Vixen's Permanent Periodic Error Correction. The periodic motion of each mount measured and corrected are stored in the nonvolatile memory inside the Mount at Vixen's factory before shipment. In the AXJ Mount, the periodic motions at 12 points are checked on the worm wheel at an angle of 30 degrees intervals by using a high resolution periodic motion measuring tool. The most effective correction has been calculated based on this inspection. The VPEC works automatically as you use the AXJ Mount. It provides precise tracking as accurate as +/- 4 arc seconds or less.

In the conventional drive system of the Vixen equatorial mounts, motion power of the motor was conveyed to the worm gear by the gear trains. The gear trains require a minimum amount of play to move the gears and the amount of play increases as the number of gears increase. To avoid this, transmission of the motion power has been changed from the gears to a belt system. As a result, backlash originated from the gear train has been eliminated and the gear noise has been reduced dramatically. Quiet and stable motion with reliable response has been achieved.

The rotational parts of the AXJ Mount have 15 pieces of bearings in total. This provides extremely smooth motion for tracking and slewing to the target objects.

The R.A. body of the AXJ Mount is installed on the pedestal with two fork arms. Its design is lightweight while keeping the sturdiness

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Polar alignment scope with ease of use.

The Polar Scope is used to accurately align the AXJ Mount to the north or south celestial pole. The polar alignment is easy, as you simply bring Polaris and two other stars into the polar scope's field of view so that each can be matched with the designated position on the scale on the polar scope's reticle (in the northern hemisphere). The brightness adjustment dial of the polar scope will illuminate the reticle in red when turned on. The brightness can be adjusted in 8 steps. The red light becomes gradually dimmer after a certain interval of time and turns off automatically.

• Loading capacity of 22 Kg.

  The use of two pairs of the bearings at both ends of the R.A. axis and the distance of the both ends is wide in breadth. This helps to increase loading capacity while maintaining the lightweight mount. The AXJ Mount carries a maximum loading weight of 22Kg.

STAR BOOK TEN star chart go-to navigation controller.

• The AXJ Mount comes with the STAR BOOK TEN which features an intuitive ‘Star-Chart Go-To’ system with a high definition color LCD display. The position of the telescope, the target and other useful information are displayed on the screen in detail. The night vision mode illuminates the whole screen in red, if applied, and will limit the brightness to the observer’s eyes.

• A fusion of superior performance and ease of use.

  Not only avid amateur astronomers who are keen on astrophotography but also novices will appreciate the high performance of the AXJ Mount thanks to the versatile and user-friendly STAR BOOK TEN controller.

Advanced motor layout to eliminate excess weight.

Not only avid amateur astronomers who are keen on astrophotography but also novices will appreciate the high performance of the AXJ Mount thanks to the versatile and user-friendly STAR BOOK TEN controller.