Nebula Photos | Harmonic Drive Mounts are the REAL DEAL! Pegasus NYX-101 vs. ZWO AM3 / AM5 @NebulaPhotos | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Exciting new harmonic drive mounts reviewed in a comparison shootout! Head to squarespace.com/nebulaphotos to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEBULAPHOTOS
Product Links (affiliated)
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Pegasus NYX-101 - tinyurl.com/Pegasus-NYX-101
ZWO AM3 Mount - tinyurl.com/ZWO-AM3
ZWO AM5 Mount - tinyurl.com/ZWO-AM5
ZWO TC40 Carbon Fiber Tripod for AM5 - tinyurl.com/ZWO-TC40
ZWO 200mm Pier Extension - tinyurl.com/ZWO-PE200
ZWO Counterweight Bar for AM5 - tinyurl.com/AM5-CW-Bar
Pegasus Carbon Fiber Tripod for NYX-101 - tinyurl.com/Pegasus-Tripod
Pegasus Aluminum Stand-offs - tinyurl.com/Pegasus-Standoffs
Pegasus Saddle Powerbox - tinyurl.com/Pegasus-Saddle-Powerbox
Table of Contents
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0:00 Why I picked these three
1:38 Disclosures
2:07 Features and Design
10:04 Sound test
10:53 Weight and Payload Capacities
11:55 Price and What's included
13:26 Test 1: no counterweights, 7 kg, 700mm f.l.
21:18 Test 2: w/ counterweight, 13.1 kg, 1000mm f.l.
30:34 Images I created from the test data
32:00 Squarespace (sponsor)
Patreon
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I'm on Patreon! Join a welcoming community of over 800 astrophotographers at: patreon.com/nebulaphotos
Channel Disclosures
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I am a member of the High Point Scientific, Astrobin, OPT, Agena Astroproducts, eBay, and Amazon affiliate programs. Product links in my video descriptions are typically affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I will make a commission if you click them and purchase something. I also have working relationships with the following companies/brands to receive products to test: Askar, Svbony, High Point Scientific, Agena Astroproducts QHYCCD, WOBoyz, SmallRig, Venus Optics, Astrogear.net, Night Sky Camera, Hunt's Photo & Video, Sky-watcher USA, William Optics, Laowa, 7Artisans, TTArtisans, ZWO, Pegasus Astro. I do not review products for money and any brand deals will be fully disclosed. If you have any questions about any of this, please get in touch.
This video is sponsored by Squarespace.
Exciting new harmonic drive mounts reviewed in a comparison shootout! Head to squarespace.com/nebulaphotos to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEBULAPHOTOS
Product Links (affiliated)
=============================
Pegasus NYX-101 - tinyurl.com/Pegasus-NYX-101
ZWO AM3 Mount - tinyurl.com/ZWO-AM3
ZWO AM5 Mount - tinyurl.com/ZWO-AM5
ZWO TC40 Carbon Fiber Tripod for AM5 - tinyurl.com/ZWO-TC40
ZWO 200mm Pier Extension - tinyurl.com/ZWO-PE200
ZWO Counterweight Bar for AM5 - tinyurl.com/AM5-CW-Bar
Pegasus Carbon Fiber Tripod for NYX-101 - tinyurl.com/Pegasus-Tripod
Pegasus Aluminum Stand-offs - tinyurl.com/Pegasus-Standoffs
Pegasus Saddle Powerbox - tinyurl.com/Pegasus-Saddle-Powerbox
Table of Contents
=============================
0:00 Why I picked these three
1:38 Disclosures
2:07 Features and Design
10:04 Sound test
10:53 Weight and Payload Capacities
11:55 Price and What's included
13:26 Test 1: no counterweights, 7 kg, 700mm f.l.
21:18 Test 2: w/ counterweight, 13.1 kg, 1000mm f.l.
30:34 Images I created from the test data
32:00 Squarespace (sponsor)
Patreon
=============================
I'm on Patreon! Join a welcoming community of over 800 astrophotographers at: patreon.com/nebulaphotos
Channel Disclosures
=============================
I am a member of the High Point Scientific, Astrobin, OPT, Agena Astroproducts, eBay, and Amazon affiliate programs. Product links in my video descriptions are typically affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I will make a commission if you click them and purchase something. I also have working relationships with the following companies/brands to receive products to test: Askar, Svbony, High Point Scientific, Agena Astroproducts QHYCCD, WOBoyz, SmallRig, Venus Optics, Astrogear.net, Night Sky Camera, Hunt's Photo & Video, Sky-watcher USA, William Optics, Laowa, 7Artisans, TTArtisans, ZWO, Pegasus Astro. I do not review products for money and any brand deals will be fully disclosed. If you have any questions about any of this, please get in touch.
This video is sponsored by Squarespace.
