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SkyGuider Pro Mount with iPolar

SkyGuider Pro Mount with iPolar

$1,345.00
$1,345.00
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Use you camera to take stunning images of the night sky. Includes the iOptron iPolar Electronic Polar Scope for easy polar alignment.

Having difficulty to polar align, especially in Southern Hemisphere? We have a solution: SkyGuider Pro with built-in iPolar!

The SkyGuider Pro -- iOptron's next generation camera tracking device! Leading the camera tracker market for nearly four years, iOptron's SkyGuider Pro pushes closer to perfection.

The redesigned SkyGuider Pro mount head is more compact, small enough to fit on your palm, better precision, silent tracking, built-in rechargeable power source, ST-4 guiding port and camera trigger port. The DEC mounting bracket allows you to balance a heavy camera and/or lens better, or even mount a light telescope.

This mount has an integrated electronic polar finder scope known as the iPolar. This tool ensures the accurate alignment of a telescope, even when the pole star is obscured. There are large levers on the quick-lock drive engagement system; these large levers make it easy to snap the gears into place.

The SkyGuider Pro features four tracking rates, 1X or sidereal, 1/2X for sky and landscape combined, solar and lunar. All 4 tracking rates work in both northern and southern hemispheres. We have also added a quick slew mode with both forward and reverse to help quickly reframing your image without disrupting the cameras position.

We have made big improvements on the SkyGuider removable alt-azimuth base, which features a precision bubble level, degree markings for the altitude and a built in post for the azimuth control. 

The DEC mounting bracket package, which includes DEC mounting bracket, counterweight shaft, counterweight and Vixen-type dovetail saddle, makes the SkyGuider Pro mount suitable for a heavier camera/lens system, even a lightweight telescope.

The SkyGuider Pro is certainly a must have tool for any photographer interested in astroscape or wide field astrophotography.

 

What's in the box:

  • SkyGuiderTM Pro camera mount
  • Alt-azi base (installed)
  • AccuAlignTM dark field illuminated polar scope (installed)
  • Micro USB charging cable
  • Padded carry bag
  • DEC mounting bracket w/ camera mounting disk
  • 1.35kg counterweight
  • CW shaft
  • One Year Limited Warranty (90 day on battery)

 

Product specs:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Mount      Compact single axis tracking EQ
Payload   5kg maximum, balanced
Mount weight   1kg with battery                
1.45kg with battery and base
Body material   All metal
RA Shaft   Φ35mm, steel
Worm Wheel   Φ88mm, 144 teeth aluminum alloy
Worm Gear   15.2 mm, brass
Bearing   4 pieces
Motor Drive   DC servo motor with optical encoder
Tracking   RA automatic
Tracking Speed    1X Cel, 1/2 Cel, solar, lunar, N/S
Fast slew speed   144X, forward and reverse
Guiding Port   ST-4 compatible
Polar Scope   AccuAlign TM dark field illuminated (~6º FOV)
Camera Trigger   Yes
Power Requirement   Internal rechargeable battery
Battery type   Li-Poly, 3.7V, 2000mAh
Duration of operation   up to 20 hours at 20°C
Power charge port   Micro USB (5V), 80% charge in 5 hours
Camera mounting block   Φ62mm, 3/8" post thread
Body base connection   Vixen dovetail, 3/8” socket (1/4” converter)
Alt-Azi adjustable base   Vixen style saddle, 3/8” socket
Alt-Azi adjustable base diameter   Φ80 mm
Latitude adjustment range   -30º ~ 65º (with alt-azi base)
Azimuth adjustment range   ±5º
Level indicator   Level bubble
Body Dimensions   133x115x95 mm (w/o alt-azi base)
Counterweight shaft   Φ20x200 mm w/ 3/8”-16 threads
Counterweight   1.35kg
Firmware upgrade   Yes (via USB port)
Operation Temperature   -10ºC ~40ºC
Warranty   One year limited (90 day on battery)

   

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