PRIMA LUCE LAB ARCO 2" ROBOTIC ROTATOR

 ARCO 2" camera rotator and field de-rotator - main features:

• Low profile rotator, just 20mm of body thickness

• 1 arc second resolution per step

• 50.8mm of free aperture

• No need for external USB or 12V power cables, it connects to ESATTO or SESTO SENSO 2 with a single short cable

• No protruding parts that may interfere with your camera, other accessories or even your telescope

• Fully functional astrophotography software to be used with EAGLE or Windows 10 computers

• ASCOM driver to allow the control of camera rotation from third party software

• Specially designed full aluminium case, you can even rotate heavy cameras and accessories without any flexure

• Compatible with all M56 adapters with stop ring to connect ARCO 2" to any camera and accessory

• Adapters available to connect it ARCO 2" to ESATTO focusers and to focusers with SESTO SENSO 2

• Weight: 435 grams

Includes PLAY, the Prima Luce AstrophotographY Software

ARCO comes with PLAY, the all-in-one and easy to use astrophotography software that allows you control your focuser and easy remote operation.

PLAY allows you to configure your telescope by selecting OTA and mount type and by connecting to any camera, autoguider, mount, or filter wheel that is has an ASCOM driver (tested with ASCOM platform 6.4 and later). And if you install PLAY on an EAGLE computer, it automatically adds more advanced features!

Note: In order to use PLAY you have to have either the ESATTO focuser or SESTO SENSO 2 focusing motor. PLAY natively supports the new ARCO rotator and ECCO environmental module.

Please note: in order to be used, ARCO rotator has to be connected to ESATTO microfocuser or SESTO SENSO 2 focusing motor. ARCO is not designed as a stand alone unit.

Easy to use with ESATTO

You can connect ARCO 2" to the ESATTO focusers with the proper optional adapters and control it with the ARCO cable that comes in the box. Use the PL3600412 adapter to connect ARCO 2” to ESATTO 2". Use the PL3600416 adapter to connect ARCO 2” to ESATTO 3” Use the PL3600423 adapter 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 by using the optional PL3600413 2" nosepiece for ARCO 2” if your focuser has a standard 2” visual back or the PL3600424 M48x0.75 female adapter for ARCO 2” if you have an M48 male thread (for example if you have a corrector/reducer already inserted in your focuser). Like with the ESATTO, you will connect ARCO to SESTO SENSO 2 with the provided cable.

Compatible with all the M56 adapters

Since ARCO 2” has the same M56x1 male thread found on the camera side of the ESATTO 2” draw tube, you can use any of the optional M56 adapters with stop ring in order to connect cameras or accessories you use for your setup:

• PL3600218 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with T2 thread
• PL3600216 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with M48 thread
• PL3600225 adapter to connect accessories with SC thread
• PL3600242 adapter to connect cameras or accessories with M54 thread
• PL3600227 adapter to connect accessories with M57 thread
• PL8410001 2” visual back to connect cameras or accessories with 2” noise piece