Omegon Minitrack LX2, MiniTrack LX2 NS Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual

Northern Hemisphere & Southern Hemisphere

Omegon® MiniTrack LX2 NS

English Version 1.2019 Rev. A, Art.-Nr. 57993, 60258

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The Omegon® MiniTrack LX2 NS

Congratulations on the purchase of the Omegon® MiniTrack LX2 NS. This mechanical mount will give you hours of fun. It is
the ideal companion for the beginner, intermediate and advanced amateur who is looking for a compact and carry-on
mount solution. It’s simple design and mechanical quality makes the MiniTrack LX2 NS a unique tool for wide-field
astrophotography. It can work everywhere on the planet, i.e. both in the north and southern hemispheres.

1. What’s included?

A- Adapter Key;
B- Polar finder;
C- ¼” to ¼” adapter;
D- South arm
(unmounted) and
shown as #7
component Side A
(below).

2. MiniTack’s
features.

We recommend knowing
the different MiniTrack’s
LX2 NS features.

Side A components:

1- Polar finder holder;
2- Ball-head adapter;
3- Platform;
4- Arm;
5- Body;
6- Winding-knob;
7- South arm;
8- Thumbnut (two);
9- Spring retainer.

Side B components:

10- Spring;
11- Spring post;
12- Timer screw with
washer;
13- ¼”thread for tripod;
14- Spring blocker.

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3. How does the MiniTrack LX2 NS mount work? The MiniTrack LX2 NS “follows” i.e. tracks the apparent movement of the
night sky. The NS stands for Northern and Southern Hemisphere as the mount is capable of tracking the sky on both earth’s
hemispheres. The sky “rotates” roughly around Polaris – the northern Star – in the northern hemisphere and around the

South Celestial Pole (or SCP) in the southern hemisphere. In order to successfully track, the mount must point either to
Polaris or to the SCP. This is called setting the mount in station. The mount sits on a tripod head allowing a certain degree
of inclination. Usually the inclination corresponds to the latitude of the user’s location. Besides that, a ball head is required
so that the camera can be easily pointed to the desired object. Then wind-up the built-in timer and you are ready to go!

4. How to mount the MiniTrack LX2 NS?

4.1. The MiniTrack LX2 NS is compatible with any ¼” tripod plate (#9 Side B). Set

the mount to the tripod’s plate (not supplied) as shown. Make sure that the
mounts set so the inclination can be adjusted.

4.2. Make sure the mount is parallel to the adapter base. This is important
because the inclination needs to be fine-tuned to set the mount in station.

4.3. We recomend using a ball-head to operate the MiniTrack LX2 NS. It already has
a pre-installed 3/8” thread adapter (factory assembled). If you already have a 3/8”
ball-head and wish to use it just thread it to the adapter (#2 Side A). You can also
use ¼”-20 ball-heads. For that you need to remove the pre-installed 3/8” ball-head
adapter and replace it by the ¼”-20 adapter (C). Use the supplied adapter key (A).

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4.4. The ball-head must be securely fixed. Make sure to tighten it well. All the
weight from the camera will rest on the ball-head. Besides that, a well-fixed
ball-head ensures that there will be no slippage during long-exposures. At this
point, it is important that the ball-head knobs are also tight. This prevents
movement when installing the camera.

4.5. Install the tripod plate (included only with the ball-head version) to the
camera. Make sure the adapter is square to the camera base and well tighten.

4.6. Set the camera (with the adapter) to the ball’s-head base. Make sure to
tighten it well. Please notice that the ball-head has two additional knobs. One
fixes the ball’s-head position in azimuth (360 deg) while the other fixes the
ball’s-head pointing direction (in altitude). These two degrees of orientation
allows the user to point to any desired object in the sky. Make sure both are
well tighten before installing the camera. Release the knobs – just slightly – to
allow pointing the camera to different directions.