Wedge for precise polar alignment
- Free worldwide shipping above $99
HANDLE TIME
All orders will be scheduled for shipment in 1 to 3 business days, excluding holidays.
COUNTRIES
We ship worldwide.
WAREHOUSES
Currently, we have 4 warehouses.
🇺🇸 US warehouse, for our US users, parcel usually arrives in 1-7 days.
🇪🇺 EU warehouse, for most EU countries, parcel usually arrives in 1-7 days.
🇦🇺 AU warehouse, for our Australia and New Zealand users, parcel usually arrives around 1-7 days.
🇨🇳 CN warehouse, for all countries, parcel arrives in 4-7 or 8-20 days, please check below for details.
Technical Data
GENERAL TECHNICAL DATA
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Color: Black
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Material: CNC-Milled Aluminum Alloy
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Adjustment: 0°-60°
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Compatibility: Any Rig with ARCA Swiss on the Bottom
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS
- Total height: 77.5 mm
- Base diameter: 58.8mm
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Net weight: 0.70 pounds (318.2 g)
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Maximum load: 11 lbs (5 kg)
- Arca Swiss Plate: Included
- Screw Hole on the bottom: 3/8 Screw Hole
Description
The MSM Wedge is designed for precise polar alignment, similar to a ballhead but with finer adjustment capabilities. It features four knobs and one handle, for multi-directional adjustments, allowing you to set your tracker or camera at various angles. On top of the Quick-Release Plate has a standard 1/4"-20 threaded screw so that you can attach anything with a 1/4"-20 threaded screw upon it.
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Knob A Lock or Unlock the Quick-Release Plate on the top
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Knob B & Handle:
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Knob B controls the altitude adjustment.
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The handle locks and unlocks the altitude adjustment when turned in the direction of Knob B or the opposite direction, respectively. Simply pull the handle out to adjust its direction and this action will not affect the locked or unlocked status.
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Knob C & Knob D adjust the azimuth for precise left and right movements in tiny increments.
The wedge can securely mount the Nomad Star Tracker without more tools. Made entirely of black CNC-milled aluminum alloy, it ensures maximum stability and durability.
Setting up the Wedge
1. Mount the Wedge on the Tripod:
2. Attach the Quick-Release Plate:
3. Secure the Rig:
4. Adjust the Wedge:
Tilting:
- Loosen the handle (turn in the opposite direction of Knob B) to unlock altitude adjustment.
- Tilt the wedge by rotating Knob B, then lock it by turning the handle towards Knob B.
- Tip: Slight tilting is possible even when the handle is locked, the main purpose of this handle is to stabilize the whole wedge but not totally lock it.
Panning
- Use Knob C and Knob D to adjust the azimuth.
- To pan the wedge left or right, turn both knobs towards you or outwards simultaneously, which means you need to rotate both screws in the same direction to pan the wedge
- Tip: Continue turning the knobs until one reaches its limit; this will allow further panning.
- To lock the wedge in place, turn both knobs at the same time towards the center.
- To unlock, turn both knobs simultaneously outwards.
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Hi Friends,
The wedge you are asking for finally comes,
Dimension: 4.25 x 3.15 x 3.85 inches (10.8 x 8.2 x 9.8 cm)
Item weight: 1.16 pounds (0.53 Kg)
Material: CNC-Milled Aluminum alloy
- Sliding stopper on the plate as a safety lock
- Handle to lock the Wedge after position adjustment
Maximum load: 11lbs(5kg)
How to use it?
There you go!
For more details, please check here: https://www.moveshootmove.com/blogs/faqs-in-general/how-to-use-the-new-wedge
Customer Reviews
Received my wedge for my Seestar telescope shortly after order. All is as described. Love the sturdiness of the metal components. Easy to use and reliable.
Works great for using the Seestar scopes in the new EQ Mode.
I purchased a Move Shoot Move to photograph the night sky and the whole process was made much easier by great customer service from the team at MSM. I look forward to using my Move Shoot Move to track and photograph the night sky.
So fast to set up and get shooting. The accuracy is amazing, cannot wait for the next new moon!
Used in combo with the leveler section it is awesome!
I tried using a different piece of gear as a wedge to start but couldn’t make small fine adjustments so I decided to get the MSM wedge and couldn’t be happier with the results so far. I’m able to polar align and start shooting in minutes thanks to this wedge.
A high-quality device that will make my work much easier.
Die Polhöhenwiege ist ein sehr
Gutes Hilfsmittel für die Exakte
einnordung. Ich habe zur Zeit ein LX2
Minitracker und eine Eos 1000D (Astromodifizert)auf der Wiege.
Die einnordung ist so exakt, dass die Sterne nach mehreren Minuten Belichtung wirklich Kreisrund sind. Besser geht es fast nicht!
Habe mir jetzt den NOMAD
bestellt, mal sehen was damit noch so geht. Ich bin mit der Polhöhenwiege absolut zufrieden!👍👍👍
Before I bought the MSM Wedge, I used a ball head for polar alignment on my MSM Nomad. However, I could never achieve exposure times longer than 90 seconds at 24mm. Longer focal lengths were even more problematic. The laser, already aligned, pointed exactly at Polaris, but 90 seconds was still the upper limit. Eventually, I noticed that the ball head was often tilted slightly to the right or left. So I decided to order the MSM Wedge, as tilting is not possible due to its design. When it arrived, I was immediately impressed by the workmanship. There is no play in the threads; everything is made of metal, very robust yet lightweight, handy, and small. Practical testing quickly revealed the enormous improvement: exposure times of 5 minutes at 50mm, and of course also at shorter focal lengths, are now easily achievable. Even at 70mm, you can still expose for 180 seconds without any problems. I've had the MSM Wedge for 6 weeks now and haven't found any defects so far. On the contrary, I can only strongly advise anyone who buys the Nomad to buy the Wedge at the same time.
Decent quality, but at latitudes north of 60 (mine is 63), you have to adjust everything to its limits.
