Quality seems to be ok,but the plastic cover for batteries is not of the same quality as the rest of the product. 10:31:05, Risto Saraste "A good entry level product for astrophotography. 10:26:58, bruna vieira "Very good procuct. 06:13:36, Hubert Hautecler "Easy to use." Leider konnte ich wetter- und Lockdown-bedingt noch keinen Einsatz in der Praxis machen." 08:53:38, Dietmar Galla "Das Gerät macht einen guten Eindruck. 13:47:30, Eriks Tempelfelds Thanks! fast shipping to Latvia and a great helper for astro photography. 23:31:44, Guy Emmerik "delivered at time and in perfect condition top !" On the minus side, the batteries compartment cover gets easily off." Managed to use the DSLR with a 100-400mm lens. 15:14:33, Sorin Ifrim "The star tracker works as promised,sturdy once everything tighten. 09:13:28, Pavel Romanak "so far so good. 19:31:49, Tonio Polidano "Very good product and does all that is advertised"
You can find the necessary items in the accessory recommendations. ♦ Then you can balance both instruments by sliding the bracket in the saddle. ♦ You can also attach a second camera instead of the guide scope. ♦ Then you align the mini guide scope parallel to the main instrument or the telephoto lens by using the ball head. ♦ Now you can attach a mini guide scope to the finder shoe. ♦ You attach the finder shoe TSSucherZ to the ball head. There, a 3/8" thread is at your disposal (see image). ♦ Attach a ball head to the bottom side of the declination bracket where the counterweight shaft is screwed in. There is an elegant way for attaching a small guide scope to the Adventurer: Now the exposure time only depends on the precision of the polar alignment. By checking and correcting the tracking, you can make significantly longer exposures and also work with longer focal distances. The Star Adventurer provides an ST4 autoguider port. Practical tip - guiding with the Star Adventurer ♦ Compatible with 3/8" and 1/4" camera tripod thread ♦ Built-in auto-guiding interface for single-axis auto guiding
♦ DSLR interface for automatic electronic shutter control (Camera cable optional) ♦ Built in polar scope (illuminator optional) ♦ Tracking rate selectable between Sidereal, Solar and Lunar ♦ Multiple pre-programmed speeds for time lapse photography By the way, we do not recommend rechargable batteries for internal power supply, as the mount is critical to undervoltage. When power is supplied via USB, then no current is drawn from the battery, so USB has priority over internal batteries with the Adventurer. This keeps the Adventurer balanced and improves stability and tracking accuracy. If you want to attach heavier accessories to the Star Adventurer, then we recommend the counterweight shaft and the counterweight. The combination is small and lightweight, making it perfect for travelling. Small telescopes for viewing also fit to the Star Adventurer, like the TS INED70. Using just the dovetail bar from the Dovetail L-Bracket, two cameras can be mounted at the same time using two tripod ball heads (not supplied). A small telescope and camera (using a ball head, not supplied) can be mounted simultaneously on the Dovetail L-bracket. Skymax-90), with a 1/4"-20 tripod fitting, to be used with the Star Adventurer. The Dovetail L-Bracket, used in conjunction with the counterweight shaft/counterweight also allows small telescopes (e.g. To fit a camera to the Star Adventurer, either a tripod Ball Head is required (not supplied) or the Dovetail L-Bracket. The latitude can be set by either simply adjusting the tilt of your tripod head to match your latitude or more accurately by the Equatorial Wedge. The Star Adventurer can attach to any standard tripod via its 1/4" or 3/8" adaptors. Moreover, it contains pre-programmed parameters assisting you to create interesting time-lapse videos with your DSLR.
It is a high precision, portable and stable celestial tracking platform for sidereal, solar and lunar tracking with automatic DSLR shutter release control. The user-friendly Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer provides various combinations to satisfy all you needs for astrophotography and time-lapse photography. Star Adventurer´s motto: Astrophotography as easy as possible but with enough precision for pinpoint stars. The latitude is being adjusted comfortably with the polar wedge. The Skywatcher Star Adventurer makes astro photography easy.