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AstroTrac - TW3100 Wedge

AstroTrac - TW3100 Wedge


Carrying up to fifteen times its own weight, with the TW3100 you can now realize the full potential of your TT320X with larger lenses and telescopes.

Item# ATTW3100
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The stylish TW3100 sets a new standard for high strength compact equatorial wedges. Carrying up to fifteen times its own weight, with the TW3100 you can now realize the full potential of your TT320X with larger lenses and telescopes.


Rock Solid

When you've got clear skies, perfect framing, and pin-sharp focus, the last thing you need is flexure spoiling your image. The unique patent pending design of the TW3100 wedge provides a rigid platform for your imaging equipment whilst retaining true portability.

AstroTrac TW3100 Wedge - Rock Solid

The AstroTrac TT320X is quickly and easily mounted to the TW3100 with three 4 mm stainless steel mounting screws supplied with the wedge.

Tripod and Pier Compatible

The TW3100 is perfectly matched to the AstroTrac Pier and can also be used with any photo tripod equipped with a standard 3/8" photo thread. Contact us to check compatibility with your equipment.

Easy Polar Alignment

Specially made stainless steel adjustment and locking knobs with fine pitch aerospace threads give smooth and precise altitude and azimuth adjustment even under large load.

AstroTrac TW3100 Wedge - Easy Polar Alignment

Compact and lightweight

The TW3100 can be easily carried in your airline luggage thanks to its compact size. Get your holiday or vacation off to a great start by avoiding costly excess baggage charges. Weighing just 2.2 lb (1 kg), you'll be pleasantly suprised by how little space and baggage allowance your TW3100 takes up.

AstroTrac TW3100 Wedge - Airline Friendly

Worldwide Operation

With a latitude range of more than 90 degrees you can use the TW3100 from pole to equator. The easy-to-read latitude scale has 15 degree coarse increments and infinite fine adjustment via the conveniently located altitude adjustment knob at the rear.

AstroTrac TW3100 Wedge - Latitude Scale

The built in bubble level makes precise leveling easy, saving you time during polar alignment.

Beautifully Engineered

The silky smooth anodised aerospace alloy is perfectly complimented by the unique polished AstroTrac stainless steel knobs. The overall experience is as pleasing to the touch as it is to the eye, designed to give you many years of corrosion free reliability and handling pleasure.

AstroTrac TW3100 Wedge - Engineering

The TW3100 is manufactured with loving care by highly skilled engineers at AstroTrac's factory in the UK using state-of-the-art CNC machinery.

Specifications

Load capacity15 kg (33 lb)
Weight1.0 kg (2.2 lb)
Base diameter100 mm (4")
Overall height125 mm (5")
Latitude rangeover 90 degrees
Tripod mounting threadstandard photo 3/8" 16 tpi
Pier mounting threads3 x metric 8 mm
AstroTrac mounting plate3 x metric 4 mm
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