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Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Mini Tracking Mount
Description
Keywords: Astrophotography
Currently there are 4 requests to borrow this.
Star Adventurer Mini is a high precision, portable star tracking platform that is useful for making wide-field images of the Milky Way with a DSLR, It includes a small equatorial mount that must be carefully polar aligned and may be confusing for beginners.. A MeFoto GlobeTrotter with a ball head is included but the user must supply their own DSLR and lens.
Details
The Star Adventurer mini will carry a DSLR with a wide angle, normal, or short telephoto lens. It is ideal for wide-field photography of the sky, including the Milky Way, or telephoto views of many deep sky objects. An optional cable connects to your camera and provides automatic shutter control. A cable to control the shutter of a Canon camera is included with the kit. A cable for Nikon cameras is available on request.
The Star Adventurer is essentially a small equatorial mount and must be carefully aligned with the north celestial pole. An integrated polar finderscope aids in obtaining accurate alignment
The.Star Adventurer Mini is controlled by an app that you must download and install into a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet.
Please note that a DSLR is not provided with this package.
More information about this mount can be found at http://www.skywatcherusa.com/star-adventurer-mini/ and http://www.skywatcherusa.com/product/star-adventurer-latitude-eq-base/ .
Requests to Borrow
There are 4 other members with requests to borrow this equipment.
