Celestron StarSense Autoguider w/ AutoAlign System Black
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Celestron StarSense Autoguider w/ AutoAlign System Black, Celestron StarSense Autoguider w/ AutoAlign System Black. This powerful compact device connects to your Celestron mount to enhance its pointing accuracy and help you create sharp long-exposure images with ease. Whether youre an experienced astroimager or just starting in the hobby adding this game-changing accessory will ensure you have more quality time under the stars. Automatic Alignment: Be Ready to Observe in Minutes StarSense Autoguider aligns your telescope to the night sky in about three minutes with the press of a buttonno user input is needed. Celestrons patented StarSense technology sees star patterns overhead and matches them to its internal database to automatically orient the telescope. This feature eliminates the hassle of manually aligning your telescope so you can focus on whats importantobserving and imaging. Precise GoTo: Supercharge Your Pointing Accuracy Celestrons computerized mounts are already hailed for their pointing accuracy but your mount gets even better when you add the StarSense Autoguider. Instead of placing celestial objects within the telescopes field of view Precise GoTo places them in the center of the fieldeven if youre using a high-powered eyepiece or todays small imaging sensors. Autoguiding: Create Your Celestial Masterpiece Capturing images of astronomical objects is one of the most exciting things you can do with your telescope. But to capture stunning deep-sky astroimages you need autoguidingthe power to make tiny adjustments to the mounts tracking to keep your target locked in over long exposures. Previous autoguiding setups were complex and expensive usually involving a separate autoguiding camera a guidescope and a computer. StarSense Autoguider replaces all thatso even beginners can dive head-first into the world of imaging. Your targets are crisp and detailed while background stars look like sharp pinpoints never oblong or streaky. Assisted Polar Alignment: Dial in the Best Alignment Possible Many users find that adding StarSense Autoguider to their setup improves accuracy so dramatically that they no longer need to polar align their German equatorial mounts for most casual observing and imaging. But if you want to achieve the best accuracy possible the autoguider dramatically simplifies the polar alignment process. Simply follow the on-screen instructions on the hand control or in the CPWI software and you can complete a full polar alignment in less than five minutes. High-quality 4-element Optical Design The StarSense Autoguider features a high-quality 4-element optical design devised by the famed optical designer Mark Ackermann. Its unique design delivers sharper images than other mini-guidescopes. The optical tube is threaded to accept 2 astronomical filters. Add an IR-pass filter to align your mount in twilight or a neutral density filter for daytime focusing. The device also includes an onboard computer and a highly sensitive Sony IMX290-DLL monochrome CMOS image sensor all working together to provide exceptional guiding accuracy. You can view a live image from the camera via your PC if desired. Advanced options Advanced users will love fine-tuning their autoguiding setup via CPWIs advanced settings. You can enable dithering options to move the mount slightly between camera sub-exposures which may help your image processing software perform at its best. You can also guide on a comet via CPWI. Simply select the comet from the softwares regularly updated database of more than 100000 celestial objects. Guiding directly on the comet will produce better results than guiding on nearby stars. Best of all you can unlock more exciting features like these throughout the lifetime of your StarSense Autoguider. Your purchase grants you access to all subsequent firmware updates. Celestron engineers are constantly adding new functionality to our products and with a simple firmware update youll always be able to enjoy the latest and greatest. Works with your current setup You choose how you want to control your StarSense Autoguider. It works with your NexStar+ hand control CPWI telescope control software via a wired PC connection or WiFi (with a WiFi-enabled mount or the SkyPortal WiFi Module accessory). The autoguider also works with the rest of your Celestron accessories for a seamless solution that fits in perfectly with your telescope setup. StarSense Autoguider works with most current Celestron computerized mounts both German equatorial and altazimuth. See the chart below for full compatibility details. Specifications for Celestron StarSense Autoguider w/ AutoAlign System: Manufacturer: Celestron Color: Black Focal Length: 120 mm Features of Celestron StarSense Autoguider w/ AutoAlign System Automatic alignment: Aligns your telescope to the night sky in about three minutes with no user input thanks to Celestrons patented StarSense technology. Precise GoTo: Boosts the pointing accuracy of your Celestron mount placing celestial objects in the center of the field of