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PANOPTES User Guide
  • PANOPTES User Guide
  • FAQ
  • Building
    • Getting Started
      • Building Overview
      • Safety Guide
      • Parts Listing
    • Hardware Build
      • Camera Box
        • Camera Setup
        • Electronics
        • Hardware and Assembly
        • 4 Camera Design
      • Control Box
        • Electronics
        • Hardware and Assembly
      • Power and Network
        • Network Setup
        • Host Site (Mains) Power
        • UPS and Battery Backup
        • Power Distribution
      • Mount and Pier
        • Pier
          • Fabrication
          • Assembly
        • Mount
          • Assembly
          • Saddle Plate Rotation
          • Balancing
    • Software
      • Installing OS
      • Installing POCS
        • PANOPTES Unit Install
        • Developer Install
      • Arduino - Power Distribution
  • Deploying
    • Deployment Guide
      • Site Planning
      • Camera Focus
      • Polar Alignment
        • Overview
        • Drift Method
        • Procedure
          • Find Misalignment
          • Fix Misalignment
  • Running
    • Operating Guides
      • Automated Operation
      • Manual Operation
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The camera box is placed on an equatorial mount, with both receiving a DC power supply from the control box. An equatorial mount compensates for the Earth's rotation by rotating in the opposite direction on an axis parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation.

We are currently shifting to center-balanced equatorial mounts over traditional German equatorial mounts. The center-balanced equatorial mounts offer greater stability and are optimized for a maximum payload to a minimum mount weight ratio. We use an iOptron CEM40 mount, which offers a low periodic error of < 7 arcseconds.