iOptron SkyGuider Pro Camera Mount with iPolar Electronic Polar Finder #3550A

Description

iOptron SkyGuider Pro Camera Mount with iPolar Electronic Polar Finder
SKU: ARSGPIL
Mfr. Part: 3550A
Item Includes
SkyGuider Pro Camera Mount - Alt-azi Base (Installed) - iPolar Electronic Polar Scope (Installed) - Micro USB Charging Cable - Padded Carry Bag - DEC Mounting Bracket with Camera Mounting Disk - 2.97 lb Counterweight - CW Shaft - iOptron 1 Year Limited Warranty (90 Day on Battery)
Description
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 improved precision polar scope maintains a fine engraved reticule, now features adjustable illumination with different brightness levels. Using with our iOS app, quick and accurate polar alignment is just a joy.
The DEC mounting bracket allows you to balance a heavy camera and/or lens better, or even mount a light telescope. The optional 8408 hand controller allows you to check the Pole Star position for the polar alignment, slew the mount, adjust the guiding rate, change the mount settings and control the camera trigger.
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 Pro's removable alt-azimuth base, which features a precision bubble level, degree markings for the altitude and a built in post for the azimuth control. You can also mount the SkyGuider Pro head (without the base) directly to any standard photographic tripod with 1/4" or 3/8" threads.
The DEC mounting bracket package, which includes DEC mounting bracket, counterweight shaft, counterweight and Vixen-type dovetail saddle, makes the SkyGuide 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.
Features
All metal mechanical structure
Attaches to a camera tripod with 3/8" or 1/4" threads
Payload 11 lbs (5kg) (balanced, with DEC mounting bracket, exclude CW)
Silent tracking for smooth camera motion, perfect for long-term exposures
Detachable alt-azi base with fine latitude and azimuth adjusters for easy polar alignment
Includes iOptron iPolarTM electronic polar scope
4 tracking speed (1X, 1/2X, solar and lunar). 1X celestial tracking for imaging the sky and stars; 1/2X tracking speed for imaging both the starry night and the landscapes at the same time
Operation in both northern and southern hemisphere
Quick slew (144X) for camera framing adjustment
Built-in rechargeable battery for up to 20 hours of operation (20 Degree C)
Built-in ST-4 autoguiding port
HBX port for external hand controller
Micro USB port for power, charging and firmware upgrade
Built-in shutter triggering port
Padded carry bag included
DEC mounting bracket
Counterweight and CW shaft
Vixen dovetail saddle for scope mounting
Optional ball heads available separately (#3305A)
Optional tripod (#3221)
Optional Go2Nova 8408 hand controller (#8408)
Optional DSLR camera shutter trigger cable
Specifications
Mount
Compact single axis tracking EQ
Payload (Max.)
11 lb (5kg), balanced
Body material
All metal
RA shaft
Diameter: 1.37" (35mm), steel
Worm wheel
Diameter: 3.46" (88mm), 144 teeth aluminum alloy
R.A. worm
Diameter: 0.59" (15.2mm), brass
Bearing
4 pieces
Motor drive
DC servo motor with optical encoder
Tracking
R.A. automatic
Tracking speed
Solar, Lunar, Cel, 1/2 Cel, and N/S
Fast slew speed
144X, forward and reverse
Guiding port
ST-4 compatible
Polar scope
AccuAlign dark field illuminated (-6 Degree FOV)
Camera trigger
Yes
Hand controller
Yes (with optional 8408 HC)
Power Requirement
Internal rechargeable battery
Battery type
Li-Poly, 3.7V, 2000mAh
Duration of operation
Up to 20 hours at 20 Degree C
Power charge port
Micro USB (5V), 80% charge in 5 hours
Camera mounting block
Diameter: 2.44" (62mm), 3/8" post thread
Bodybase connection
Vixen dovetail, 3/8" socket (1/4" converter)
Alt-Azi adjustable base
Vixen style saddle, 3/8" socket
Diameter: 3.14" (80mm)
Latitude adjustment range
-30 Degree - 65 Degree (with alt-azi base)
Azimuth adjustment range
+/-5 Degree
Level indicator
Level bubble
Counterweight shaft
20x200 mm w/ 3/8"-16 threads
Counterweight
2.97 lb (1.35kg)
Firmware upgrade
Yes (via USB port)
Operation Temperature
14 Degree - 104 Degree F (-10 Degree -40 Degree C)
Dimensions
Body: 5.23 x 4.52 x 3.74" (133 x 115 x 95mm) (w/o alt-azi base)
Weight
Mount: 2.2 lb (1kg) with battery
With Base: 3.2 lb (1.45kg) with battery
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