It’s a removable part that clips into the top of the mount when you align. These different rates and panning patterns are fully explained in the manual if you need more information on the subject. Cables are available to cover most of the popular camera models from Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus and so on. I use the DWO but any with a vixen/Sky Watcher socket will do. Shooting the January 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse, Solar Imaging in Ha with small scale aperture, deep sky and planetary astrophotography with goto dobsonian and monochrome cmos, Review: Explore Scientific “Essential Series” ED80, Samyang 800mm Lens Review: A Night & Day Companion, Celestron CGX Equatorial Mount: Unboxing, Setup, & First Impressions, A Newbie’s Impression of the Astrophysics 92mm Stowaway (2018 version), Hutech/Canon Performance-Enhanced Digital SLR Cameras, Omegon Dobson telescope Push+ mini N 150/750 Pro, Light Pollution Suppression (LPS) Filters. M45 – the Pleiades Cluster. Buy the selected items together. Once I get a chance to try it, I’ll post an update, - impressive maximum payload of 5kg (11lbs). Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2020. Includes counterweight shaft and 1kg counterweight. Despite the extremely short integration time on this latter image, I managed to capture one of the best images of this pair I’ve gotten to date. This option is used when you’re just tracking with a lighter-weight camera and lens combo. Perhaps it’ll work, but that still needs to be field tested. But the tracking was accurate with pinpoint stars for all of those shots where they weren’t disturbed by strong gusts of wind. It’s an easy to use system that will have you up and running in minutes. I lucked into a clear night on the day I received the mount. Built into the body is a polar scope covered by a plastic end cap. The cover to the battery compartment is also made of this same plastic. Honestly, I’m not sure anything more than a small 60mm scope would be suitable with the included weight, and even then, I think the declination balance issue would still be there. For this test, I decided to use my heavier Nikon D750 my 55-300mm DX lens. This causes my camera to switch to DX mode, giving me the standard 1.5x crop factor and an equivalent length of 450mm with that lens set to 300mm. I drove out to one of my favourite spots at Camden Lake near Moscow, Ontario, and set up my gear. I fear that this plastic will be terribly brittle in the cold and could potentially break easily. This may be helpful down the road as I plan on getting a standalone autoguide (vs my current guide camera / laptop setup). There was a problem completing your request. Despite the short integration time for these faint nebulae, fine details and structure are clearly visible with nice detail. At 5.5 lbs, my compact Explore Scientific ED80 triplet seemed to be a great candidate. I used my lightweight Nikon D5100 paired with my heavy Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 lens. Next I pointed at the Flame and Horsehead pair. Out of that, only 4 showed any signs of trailing and had to be rejected. - The Star Adventurer comes equipped at an ST4 guide port to use with an auto-guider. Tracking had been true and accurate the entire time. NOTE: Not suitable for use with Sky-Watcher GTi Mount. Anyone who’s used an equatorial mount with a telescope will be immediately familiar with this setup. Less extra strain on the unit itself, but still counterbalances the camera with a bigger lens. Star Adventurer Counterweight Kit $30.00 SKU S20540 Backordered. Stars are tack sharp everywhere but the edges (image was cropped) due to comatic aberration in the lens. But despite this, within a few minutes, I was aligned, my camera was attached, and I was ready to start shooting. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. My scope attached easily. This picture is the result. Failing to unscrew it enough means the illuminator battery will be dead the next time you use it. 25 pound counterweight with threaded counterweight shaft, Counterweight kit for Star Adventurer mount. I continued my shooting program of 2 minute exposures at ISO 1600. On one end of the plate is the fine tuning mount. It has a 1/4 screw to attach it to a camera or small telescope. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. And in terms of providing light, it works well. The first is a small ball head adapter used for tracking with just a camera. NOTE: You must have the Dec. If you’re looking for a solid tracking mount for you camera, the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer should be one of the top contenders on your list. Does what it says on the box however, despite being told this will fit on the SkyGuider Pro (I know that that's another brand), this was not the case.