Primalucelab ARCO 2" field rotator
ARCO 2" is the new low profile rotator with a resolution of 1 arc second per step that, thanks to its incredible resolution of 1 arc second per step, is the most accurate camera rotator and field rotator! The 2" version of ARCO is only 20 mm thick and has a free aperture of 50.9 mm. When used in conjunction with a telescope with an equatorial mount, ARCO allows you to rotate the camera without touching the telescope. When used with an alt-az mount (no wedge!), it also functions as a field de-rotator, allowing you to do long exposure astrophotography like never before! Connect ARCO with a single short cable to ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2, and control it from your EAGLE, any Windows computer, or with a smartphone or tablet via WiFi!
Connect ARCO 2" to ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2 via the special port and you won't need any other USB or 12V power cables. With ARCO, you can remotely control the rotation angle of your camera and de-rotate the field with an incredible resolution of 1 arc second per step.
ARCO 2" camera rotator and field de-rotator - key features:
- Low profile rotator, only 20mm body thickness
- 1 arc second resolution per step
- 50.9mm free aperture
- No external USB or 12V power cables needed, connects to ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2 with a single short cable
- No protruding parts to interfere with your camera, other accessories or even your telescope
- Works also with PLAY, Prima Luce AstrophotographY software
- ASCOM driver to allow control of camera rotation from third party software
- Specially designed full aluminum housing, can even rotate cameras and heavy accessories without any bending
- Compatible with all M56 adapters with stop ring to connect ARCO 2" to any camera and accessory
- Adapters available to connect ARCO 2" to all ESATTO focusers and to focusers with SESTO SENSO 2
- Weight: 435 gr.
Works also with PLAY, Prima Luce's astrophotography software.
ARCO comes with PLAY, the astrophotography software developed by PrimaLuceLab in order to record beautiful images of the night sky in the simplest way and with the telescope, mount and other accessories of your choice! PLAY includes many features necessary for astrophotography and allows you to configure your telescope by selecting the OTA and mount provided with the ASCOM drivers (tested with ASCOM platform 6.5 and later), control the focus with ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2 and the camera rotation with ARCO. To use PLAY you must have at least the ESATTO focuser or the SESTO SENSO 2 focus engine and, if you install PLAY on the EAGLE computer, it automatically adds more advanced features!
Easy to use with ESATTO.
You can connect ARCO 2" to all ESATTO focusers with the appropriate optional adapters and control it with the ARCO cable that comes in the box. Use adapter PL3600412 to connect ARCO 2" to ESATTO 2". Use adapter PL3600416 to connect ARCO 2" to ESATTO 3". Use adapter PL3600423 to connect ARCO 2" to ESATTO 4".
Easy to use with SESTO SENSO 2.
If you use a SESTO SENSO 2 connected to your telescope's focuser, you can connect the ARCO 2" rotator using the optional PL3600413 2" revolver for ARCO 2" if your focuser has a standard 2" visual revolver or the PL3600424 M48x0.75 female adapter for ARCO 2" if it has an M48 male thread (for example, if you have a corrector/reducer already inserted in your focuser). As with the ESATTO, you will connect ARCO to SESTO SENSO 2 with the supplied cable.
Compatible with all M56 adapters.
Since ARCO 2" has the same M56x1 male thread as found on the camera side of the ESATTO 2" drawtube, you can use any of the optional M56 adapters with stop ring to connect the cameras or accessories you use in your setup:
PL3600218 adapter for connecting cameras or accessories with T2 thread
PL3600216 adapter for connecting cameras or accessories with M48 thread
PL3600225 adapter for connecting accessories with SC thread
PL3600242 adapter for connecting cameras or accessories with M54 thread
PL3600227 adapter for connecting accessories with M57 thread
PL8410001 2" rear sight for connecting cameras or accessories with 2" noise part
Low profile and no protruding parts.
Thanks to its specially designed full aluminum housing, all mechanical and electrical parts are perfectly contained in the ARCO chassis. There are no protruding parts that can touch the camera, accessories or your telescope. The thickness of the ARCO 2" housing is only 20 millimeters.
Note: in order to be used, the ARCO rotator must be connected to the ESATTO microfocuser or the SESTO SENSO 2 focusing motor. ARCO is not designed as a stand-alone unit.
Primalucelab ARCO 2" field rotator
