Our polar scope will allow you to quickly align your mount on the pole stars to ensure greater tracking accuracy throughout your observing session. The reticle was designed for use in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

The reticle is marked for epochs 2005 through 2030 and has been improved for users in the southern hemisphere compared to the prior reticle for the last epoch. Even users of the GTO computerized mounts will find these polar scopes useful, particularly if your telescope is not orthogonal to the mount.

The unit threads into the base of the polar axis of all past and present models of the 400, 600, 600E, 800, 900, 1200 and Mach1GTO German Equatorial heads (except the first black 1200 mounts that were produced). The illuminator, with red LED, allows you to see the reticle at night.

We introduced this LED cable in February 2010. It allows you to power your illuminator directly from your mount's control box. No more fiddling with battery packs and intermediary cables!

All current and former Astro-Physics control boxes allow the user to adjust the brightness of the reticle either with a built-in rheostat, keypad firmware or PC software control.

Parts included: Polar alignment scope with two covers, LED cable (CABLED), 0.9mm hex wrench for reticle alignment.