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- Page 1 NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount NYX-101 S TRAIN OUNT RODUCT ANUAL 1.4 - 2023-09-02 ERSION Page 1 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 2 Additional drawings and explanations for EQ6 tripod and adapter Evans Souglakos 31/JAN/2023 Updates on tripod dimensions, updates on SkySafari connectivity, mount position explanation Evans Souglakos 09/FEB/2023 Correction of ALTAZ setup drawing. Page 2 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
P a y l o a d C a p a c i t y a n d C o u n t e r w e i g h t s ............3 5 Page 3 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 4 W i - F i C l i e n t C o n f i g u r a t i o n ............... 5 7 Page 4 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 5 A D A P T E R S M E C H A N I C A L D R A W I N G ............. 7 8 Page 5 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 6: Preface
Any equipment damage or injury caused by improper mount operation is the end user's responsibility. Pegasus Astro has developed this instruction manual to inform all users about the product, and the correct methods of interaction with the device and guarantee optimum safety conditions during its entire life cycle: transport, storage, installation, usage, and maintenance. -
Page 7: Product Overview
13. Safety limits on RA axis. Safety limit sensors on RA Axis prevent internal cable snags. 14. Firmware Upgradable via Wireless OTA. An easy firmware upgrade process allows you to stay up to date with bug fixes and the latest features of the mount. Page 7 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 8: Technical Data
USB2 and Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) Operating Temperature -20° C to + 50°C Warranty 3 years Made in (designed, assembled and Greece. We carefully curate the entire manufacturing, testing and packing tested) process. Page 8 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 9: Packaging
In this unlike event, mount can easily crash or cut anything that is left unattended. Mount parts can also get damage due to the strong torque. Take extra care of your gear, setup mount limits and most important, do not touch the mount when in slew. Page 9 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 10: I N C L U D E D I T E M
Power Supply 12V / 5A with GX12 jack Hard Shell Case - Carry Bag USB2 Type A to B Cable 2 x Pitch Tensioners 2 x Azimuth Locking Knobs Azimuth Dowel 1 x M12 Hand Knob Page 10 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 11: M O U N T K E Y P O I N T
Accessory Holes: These M4 holes on each side allow you to securely attach accessories to the mount’s body. Polarscope camera screw holes: A QHY PoleMaster adapter is already installed onto the mount. Use this hole pattern to install the polar scope camera onto the mount. Page 11 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 12 As the mount steps up the input voltage up to 42V DC it is important that you will not undervalue the risk of electric shocks. Keep this mount back plate clear of dew and water. Page 12 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 13: C A R B O N F I B E R T R I P O D ( P E G - T R P
Max Load Capacity: 50 Kg 2 x Allen hex keys ▪ ▪ Angle of legs: Fixed 35° Triangular plate with M12 locking knob ▪ Metallic (3 pcs) nails to replace rubber foot pads Page 13 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 14 NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount Tripod with retracted legs. Tripod with legs fully extended. Page 14 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 15: S E T T I N G U P T H E C A R B O N F I B E R T R I P O
3. Lock the Tray Fixed Knob to secure the adapter to the desired orientation. To release an adapter: 1. Unlock the Tray Fixed Knob. 2. Press the Tray Safety Button. 3. Slide out the adapter. Page 15 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 16 The tripod bag includes, in the zipper, three (3) foot nails that you can exchange with the stock foot pads. As shown in the figure, the foot pad and foot nail can be exchanged according to the terrain and your shooting requirements. Page 16 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 17: B A S E P L A T E - T R I P O D A D A P T E
• Use the EQ6 stock M12 shaft and pass it under and through the EQ6 adapter. Secure the mount head by tighten it into the M12 thread of the mount. Page 17 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 18 Use the M12 male to female extension bolt (included with PEG-ADAPT101-EQ6 adapter) and attach it on the M12 female thread as in figure below. (no special tool is required). This is how it should look (figure below) Page 18 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 19 NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount M12 thread M10 Bolt EQ6 Hand Knob (M12 shaft goes into the M12 thread of mount) Knob Page 19 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 20: H A L F P I E
Note 2: Three (3) additional standoffs can be purchased to increase pier stability. Half Pier accepts up to 6 standoffs. Note 3: The PEG-ADAPT101-STDOFF package includes 6 x M12 cheese-head and 6 x M12 countersunk screws. Page 20 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 21 If you want to install the half pier to your observatory, you need to arrange the tripod adapter on top and the EQ6 adapter on the bottom. In that scenario, you need 6 x countersunk bolts (right figure). Page 21 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 22 • In case you do not have the NYX-101 Carbon tripod you can double the PEG-ADAPT101-EQ6 adapter and assemble the half pier. Example of dual-stacked EQ6 adapters (2 x PEG-ADAPT101-EQ6) Page 22 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 23 The usage of this margarita knob is to additionally secure the mount on the pier. The 2 x “azimuth locking knobs” and “azimuth bolts” already hold the mount in place. Page 23 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 24 This nut is required for NYX-101 carbon tripod or 3rd party tripods when you use the half-pier. Direct connection of mount to tripod does not require this nut. Page 24 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 25 NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount How to assemble the Half-Pier Extension - Assembly Scenarios Page 25 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 26: I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D U S A G
3. Ensure that the two azimuth adjustment knobs are loose so the azimuth dowel can be placed between the two azimuth adjustment knobs. 4. Gently lower the mount onto the tripod adapter as shown in the figure below. Page 26 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 27 NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount Pitch Adjustment Knob Azimuth fine adjustment knobs Page 27 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 28 6. Insert and gently screw the 2 x Altitude Tensioners on the left and right side (do not fully tighten them yet). Pitch Tensioner right Pitch Tensioner right Azimuth Pitch Adjustment Locking Knob Knob Azimuth Locking Knob Page 28 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 29 At this point, you can additionally tighten, the pitch and azimuth adjustment knobs. Do not over tighten them as you will have to perform a polar alignment (if you are in equatorial mode) which requires fine adjustments of pitch and azimuth axis. Page 29 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 30: A L T I T U D E A D J U S T M E N
Latitude 90° - ALT-AZ • The pitch of the mount can be adjusted by the pitch adjustment knob. • Before you make any action, make sure that the Pitch Tensioner is not tightened. Page 30 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 31: A L T I T U D E L O C K S E T S C R E
When the mount is on a pier and the polar alignment is precisely done, please lock the set screw to fully secure the altitude (or pitch) of the mount. Altitude Lock Set Screw Page 31 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 32: A Z I M U T H A D J U S T M E N
Turn the azimuth fine adjustment knobs to fine-slide the mount left or right in the azimuth axis. When you finish, tighten both Azimuth locking knobs to secure the mount’s position. Page 32 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 33: T E L E S C O P E P L A C E M E N
You can still use the pitch and azimuth knobs but we strongly suggest to avoid large movements on the pitch knob when the telescope assembly is heavy (above 15 Kg) as it stresses the pitch adjustment mechanism. Page 33 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 34: B A L A N C I N G O F T E L E S C O P
4. Slowly release the telescope and examine the mount for any rotational movement on the declination axis. 5. If there is movement, adjust the telescope position to the opposite direction. 6. The final position of the telescope should remain stationary without support. Page 34 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 35 4. Place the counterweight(s). As you cannot manually balance the mount due to the strain wave gear axis lock, place these weights at the end of the shaft. Do not remove any other screws as they secure the counterweight shaft with the mount’s head. Page 35 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 36: I N S T A L L A T I O N O F A C C E S S O R I E
On the front of the head, you can locate 6 x M3 screws where you can attach a QHY PoleMaster. Place the camera with its USB cable extended on the left as you look at the figure below and secure it with PoleMaster’s screws. 6 x M3 hole pattern Page 36 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 37: M O U N T M O D E
The north (or south) celestial pole is the point that the sky rotates around. Example is for Northern Hemisphere In the northern hemisphere, the bright star Polaris sits very close to the celestial pole. South Page 37 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 38 If the zero position is not as described, the first start alignment position will have a high GoTo offset. After the first star sync, there is no actual difference. Initial (Home) Position Page 38 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 39: U S E O F A L T - A Z I M U T H M O D
5. Counterweight tap SHOULD POINT EAST 6. Ensure to click Reset Home Position when you start ALTAZ (this is only required on the first session or when you switch from EQ to ALTAZ mode) Page 39 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 40: L I M I T
Dec axis supports an allowed Declination or Altitude range of ±90 degrees. Hardware limits: • Optical Sense Limit on ±360 degrees on the Right Ascension axis disallowing internal cable snag or damage. Page 40 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 41: M O U N T P O S I T I O
A circular GX12-2 male connector (labelled IN) is placed at the non-moving part of the mount to ensure a secure lock and disallows any cable drag during tracking or slewing of the mount. Page 41 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 42: P O W E R O U T P U
VCC (same as input) You can use this power output socket to provide power to your imaging equipment. E.g. if you own a Pegasus Astro Powerbox you can power it from this power output (figure below). The cable you need to provide power to the mount from our Powerbox products is the PEG-CABL-GX12. - Page 43 Please note that you will need a higher current PSU to provide power to the NYX and all of your equipment (at least a 12V/10A PSU). Below you can see some optional cables we offer for your “power distribution” needs. Page 43 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 44: U S B 2 P R O T O C O
The ASCOM driver supports multi-clients and exchange information with the Unity Server that runs in the background. The USB vs Wi-Fi channel preference, selection and seamless operation is also applied in the ASCOM driver. Page 44 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 45: E X T E R N A L P O R T ( S
ST-4 guiding camera into the EXT port. Only ST4 cameras and certified Pegasus Astro products are compatible with the EXT port. Otherwise, there is a high risk of severe damage to the electronic board of the NYX-101 mount. -
Page 46: F I R S T T I M E O P E R A T I O
Mount will initiate the boot sequence, the indication LED with turn on, and after 10 seconds you should hear a four notes welcome melody confirming that the mount’s firmware was loaded successfully. This is the time that the mount is in a fully operational state. South Page 46 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 47: B O O T S E Q U E N C
NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount EQUENCE Page 47 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 48: H O W T O I N I T I A L L Y C O N N E C T T O M O U N
You will have to connect to the network below and open the mobile application. The default access point credentials are: Name (SSID) Password Nyx101_xxxxxxxx 12345678 An example of what you should see in your mobile Wi-Fi discovery is the screenshot below: Page 48 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 49 Make sure that the NYX-101 mount switch is ON. (LED indicator should turn ON) • Download and install Unity Platform from: https://pegasusastro.com/download/ • Open the Unity application and after a while, you should see the screen below. Page 49 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 50 Click the discovered NYX-101 mount to enter the control panel. Please note that the NYX[xxxxxxxx] is the unique identification code of your NYX-101 mount. • The NYX-101 control panel will load and the following screen will be visible. Page 50 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 51: S E T M O U N T M O D
• Enter your site coordinates (latitude, longitude) and your approximate altitude and press Save. Note that you can use the altitude reading reported by the barometric sensor. Page 51 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 52: M O U N T I N F O R M A T I O
Earth. RA measures east and west on the celestial sphere and is like longitude on the Earth. Right Ascension is measured in hours, minutes, and seconds. Declination is measured in degrees, arcminutes, and Page 52 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 53 South is from its last stationary position. Alternatively, if you pressed North a second time instead, the mount reverses direction compared to the first time you pressed North button because that's where actual North is now. Page 53 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 54 (there are eight available rates: x2, x8, x16, x64, x128, 1.0°, 2.5°, 5.0°) to e.g. Centre, Guide, Move or Fast Slew the mount to a target. Page 54 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 55: P A R K A N D U N P A R
You can reset the zero initial position by clicking the Reset Zero button. This assumes that your telescope points to the NCP and it will initialize the mount RA and DEC coordinates from this position. Page 55 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 56: T R A C K I N G R A T E
(this setting is applied only to Sidereal tracking). Custom Rates: Mount supports custom rates on both axes for satellite tracking, comets, etc. However current Unity Platform does not support this feature yet. Page 56 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 57: W I - F I C L I E N T C O N F I G U R A T I O
If the password is valid and the network is reachable (with a good signal), the NYX-101 mount will connect to the wireless network and report: Connected to: SSID_NAME (as shown in the screenshot example below) Page 57 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 58: W I - F I H O T S P O T C O N F I G U R A T I O
Communication with the mount happens only through a wired USB2 cable. The below image shows the condition where the mount is plugged only by a USB cable so USB communication is active. Page 58 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 59 If you leave your mouse on the Wi-Fi icon you can see the signal strength percentage and the IP address that was assigned by your network to the NYX-101 mount. Page 59 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 60: A X E S C O N F I G U R A T I O
ASCOM pulse-guide or hardware ST4 port pulse-guide can be configured from this menu. Select x0.25, x0.50 or x1.00 rate. We recommend the factory default x0.50 pulse-guide rate setting for ASCOM pulse guiding (such as with PHD2). Page 60 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 61: E N V I R O N M E N T A L C O N D I T I O N
Input voltage displays the voltage that arrives at the mount electronic board and warns if levels are not optimal. *Units, imperial or metric are switchable from Unity Platform (Configuration -> Localization -> Units) Page 61 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 62: E L E C T R O N I C L E V E L L E
In Altazimuth mode, the leveller displays the tripod placement on the 2-axis and allows you to precisely level it. To achieve that, try to zero or bring as close to zero as possible for both readouts (pitch and roll). Page 62 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 63: M O U N T L I M I T
Limit settings take immediate effect, are stored in the mount’s internal memory and are retrieved on boot. When you hit a limit, the Unity Platform health status dashboard will display the limit type (image below). Page 63 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 64: S T A R A L I G N M E N
Error Correction (CEC) is not necessary, but for astrophotography and setup of GoTo mounts, cone error correction may be advisable. In Alt-Az mode the preferred star alignment process is the 2 or 3-star alignment. Page 64 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 65 Try to avoid stars that are close to the west / east horizon or directly overhead. Also, stars too near the celestial pole are less accurate than those further away. Page 65 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 66 You can select up to (9) nine stars. Usually, a 3-star selection is adequate for a satisfactory star alignment result. A good polar alignment requires 2 stars or even 1 star. Click Next button Page 66 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 67 NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount The Star Alignment guide will list all selected stars and be ready to slew (GoTo) the mount to each target. Click Start. Page 67 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 68 After reaching the star you will see a message to “Center the star in your eyepiece or FOV”. Make the required adjustments with the arrows/keypad to center the star in your eyepiece or FOV as good as you can. Click Confirm when done. Page 68 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 69 NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount The Star Alignment Wizard will slew mount to the next star and the same procedure will be repeated until you have centered all listed stars. Page 69 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 70 If you move the tripod or do any polar alignment corrections then you will have to re-initiate the star alignment process. Page 70 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 71: P O L A R A L I G N M E N
A polar alignment within one arc minute of the pole is usually considered to be excellent and good enough for long-exposure imaging. If you are experiencing tracking issues or severe star-trailing in your images, it may be useful to re- check your Polar alignment. Page 71 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... -
Page 72: A S C O M S O F T W A R
Connect to the ASCOM driver. All mount information and standard operations such as keypad control, target slewing / GoTo, target sync and all supported ASCOM methods are available through the driver. Page 72 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 73 NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount Page 73 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 74: L X 2 0 0 S O F T W A R
You have to select the Equatorial Goto (German) or Alt-Az. GoTo From the Scope Type list, choose Pegasus NYX-101. Any Meade driver should work as it uses the same basic LX200 commands as NYX-101 does. Press Next… Page 74 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual... - Page 75 Keep the Port Number as is (9999). • To verify that your communication with NYX-101 is successful, press “Check Connection Now”. • On success, you will see the message “Connection verified” Press Next.. Page 75 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 76 Tick the “Set Telescope Time & Location”. This is important as the mount needs time and location in order to calculate limits and unlock its brake. • Press Save Preset. • Exit Settings. Page 76 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
- Page 77 As you are at the main sky view, select the Scope icon and Press Connect button. The application will communicate with NYX-101 and available controls will be visible. From there, you can select Slew Rates, Move with arrow keys, GoTo, or Sync to targets. Page 77 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...
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Page 78: M E C H A N I C A L D R A W I N
NYX-101 Harmonic Gear Mount ECHANICAL RAWING DAPTERS ECHANICAL RAWING Page 78 of 78 Pegasus Astro – NYX-101 Product Manual...