Bill unboxes a Rainbow Astro RST-135E equatorial mount

The Rainbow Astro RST-135E is an equatorial mount driven by a strain wave gear, otherwise known as a harmonic drive. It's made by Rainbow Robotics in South Korea, and reflects their industrial robotics background. It's very small and light, at 3.4kg, but it can carry up to 13.5kg - without a counterweight! If you use a counterweight it can carry 18kg. It connects to a computer using ASCOM drivers, and works with StellarMate and the ASIAIR-pro. Bill hadn't seen anything like this before, so we did the unboxing completely cold - he'd never seen inside the box ------------------------------------------------- Sidereal Trading is a developer, designer and manufacturer of high-end telescopes. We're based in Melbourne, in South East Australia, under the awesome Southern Hemisphere skies. We sell and support telescopes, mounts, domes and electronic gear, including dome automation. We also sell a wide range of cameras, focusers, macro gear, and other accessories. And because we're staffed by astrophotographers, not only do we know something of our trade, we're also obsessive about quality. Introduction music: www.bensound.com