Hubble SkyHub-B Wireless & USB Digital Setting Circle System UL18/20

The Hubble SkyHub operates through Bluetooth or USB, continuously tracking your telescope's position via two encoders affixed to its axes. This data is relayed to Android, Windows, iOS, or Mac OS devices, updating the telescope's pointing direction on-screen in real-time through your preferred planetarium software.

Aligning your scope is a breeze: simply direct it to a star, tap the same star on Sky Safari for a one-star alignment, then touch any star on-screen and adjust your scope until its position matches the target star – a "Ding," and you're done! For enhanced accuracy, a two-star alignment option is available.

Featuring revolutionary high-resolution (8192 PPR), compact, and energy-efficient ball bearing encoders, the SkyHub is 80% more power-efficient and only about 15% the size of traditional encoders.

Specifications:

Bluetooth V2.0 compatible.

Supports USB connection with MS Windows XP/Vista/7/8 and Mac OS.

Compatible with Sky Safari on iPad/iPod/iTouch/iPhone when paired with an optional Skyfi WiFi receiver connected to SkyHub via USB.

Works with Sky Safari on a MacBook when directly connected to SkyHub via USB cable.

Compatible with many Windows-based planetarium software.

Features three LEDs: power LED, Bluetooth Status LED, and Communication LED.

Powered by a 5VDC (2A) external battery box or an internal 5V battery (not included).

Includes two revolutionary, 8192 PPR, low power consumption, ball bearing encoders.

Comes with encoder cables, encoder adapter brackets for Hubble UL14, 16, 18, and 20.

Includes Sky Fox LT, an Android-based Digital Setting Circle software, featuring a comprehensive database of celestial objects.

Works with Sky Safari on Android devices (with Bluetooth), offering extensive celestial object data.

Package includes two 8192 high-resolution encoders, encoder cables, all necessary encoder mounting brackets for UL14/16 (or UL18/20), power cables, and a 5V external battery box.

Appropriate for Telescopes: Hubble UL18/20