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Star Adventurer Mini WiFi, Wide Field Astrophotography Mount

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$451.95

Star Adventurer Mini WiFi, Wide Field Astrophotography Mount

Specifications

Payload: 3kg (6.6lbs)
Power Supply: AA batteries X2 or external 5V USB supply

Product Features

Sky-Watcher’s Star Adventurer Mini Wi-Fi lets you turn your camera tripod into a miniature equatorial mount, controlled by your smartphone. Sky-Watcher’s extremely popular family of star tracker mounts have helped revolutionize the lightweight astrophotography market, making it easier and less expensive to enter into what can be a very challenging hobby.  Now, we’ve made it lighter and easier.  SAM is a user-friendly, multi-function mount to satisfy all your long exposure photography needs for creating unbelievable nightscapes, lunar and solar eclipses (with proper solar filters), deep space astrophotography, and stirring time-lapse videos.

  • Ideal for wide-field photography or lightweight celestial viewing.
  • Free Star Adventurer Console app for total control of the Star Adventurer Mini
  • Customizable speeds including sidereal, solar, and lunar

SAM is a high precision, extremely portable and stable tracking platform for sidereal, solar, and lunar tracking with automatic DSLR shutter release control. It is small and light enough to easily fit into a camera bag or backpack, making it an ideal mount for the photographer or videographer on the move.

Whether you’re looking for a tracking platform to capture wide-field images of the Milky Way, or seeking a compact travel mount, SAM is a necessity for astrophotographers of every skill level. This high precision, portable celestial tracking platform can transform almost any tripod into an equatorial mount, assisting photographers with long exposures of the night sky. SAM  breaks from the mold of traditional equatorial mounts with an abundance of add-on accessories to complement wide-field astrophotography, nightscape images, or time-lapse photography.

  • Polar finderscope with illuminator for easy alignment with Polaris
  • DSLR camera interface with automatic shutter control
  • V-style dovetail saddle, with ability to mount a ball head adapter for 360 total sky pointing

A Mobile Platform

With the free Star Adventurer Console app (for iOS and Android) you can customize your tracking speeds, choose between sidereal, solar, and lunar, or customizable presets useful for time-lapse videos. SAM is the perfect learning tool for beginners with no polar alignment experience. Setup is a cinch using the included illuminated polar finderscope. Once aligned, users can attach their camera and activate sidereal tracking to start photographing the Milky Way or deep space objects like nebulae and even galaxies millions of light years from Earth.

Easy Integration with Any Tripod

The declination assembly uses a specialized Vixen-style saddle plate for attaching cameras, tripod heads, or optical tubes. Attaching a ball head to this Vixen-style plate provides most users with enough flexibility to point their camera around the sky freely while maintaining tracking. The Star Adventurer tracking platform can attach to a tripod using a 3/8-inch thread socket and includes an adapter for ¼-20-inch thread sizes.

Automatic Shutter-Release Control

No need for an intervelometer timer with the Star Adventurer Mini! With completely programmable shutter exposure settings, the SAM can trigger a DSLR using the auxiliary shutter release cable. Once the camera is plugged into the mount and a shot is fired, it will continually shoot for the programed exposures until the cable is removed.

With a payload capacity of 3kg (6.6 pounds), the Star Adventurer Mini is exceptional for nightscape photographers, traveling astronomers and anyone in need of a small tracking mount.

Customize your Setup

In addition to the Star Adventurer Mini mount, several add-on accessories are available. The equatorial base allows this platform to polar align and track in the RA axis, turning a conventional photo tripod into an important astrophotography tool. Both axes also feature clutches, allowing users to aim the Star Adventurer Mini without losing polar alignment. For users photographing nightscapes or deep space objects, the optional ball head adapter provides more freedom to frame images, while delivering consistent tracking.

The Star Adventurer mini Wi-Fi can attach to any standard tripod via its ¼” or 3/8” adapters. The latitude can be set by either adjusting the tilt of your tripod head to match your latitude or more accurately by purchasing the optional Equatorial Wedge. To fit a camera to the Star Adventurer, either a tripod Ball Head is required (not supplied) or the optional Dovetail L-Bracket. The optional Dovetail L-Bracket can be used in conjunction with the optional counterweight shaft/counterweight.
Star Adventurer mini Wi-Fi includes the Star Adventurer mini mount, ball head adapter, polarscope, and polarscope illuminator. Sky-Watcher shutter release cables can be purchased separately for most popular camera models/brands.
  • Built in WiFi – Wirelessly control with your smartphone>
  • High precision, portable and stable camera tracking system
  • Free app for Android and iOS platforms
  • Solar, lunar, and sidereal tracking rates for astrophotography
  • Payloads up to 3kg (6.6lbs)
  • Easy Polar Alignments with Polar Scope
  • Astrophotography and Astro time-lapse photography
  • Short and long exposure time-lapse photography
  • Built-in SNAP port for DSLR shutter controls available separately for multiple brands
  • Built-in motor protection and status indicators
  • Power Options: AAx2 Batteries or external USB supply
  • Fits standard 3/8 and 1/4 inch tripod/quick release brackets

 

Optional shutter release cable can be purchased separately: $30.00/each

 Model/SKU# Compatible With
Canon (E3)
SKU: 92106
Any model compatible with E3-type remote control terminal.
Canon EOS 100D, 300D/350D, 400D/450D, 500D/550D, 600D/650D, 700D, 60D/60Da, 70D
Canon (N3)
SKU: 92100
Any model compatible with N3-type remote control terminal.
Canon EOS 7D/6D/5D series, 1D series, 1V, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D,
Nikon (10-Pin)
SKU: 92101
Any model compatible with 10-pin (MC-20, MC-22, MC-30, MC-36) remote terminal .
Nikon D1/D2/D3/D4 series, D200/D300/D700/D800 series.
Nikon (DC1)
SKU: 92102
Any model compatible with MC-DC1 remote terminal
For Nikon  D80, D70S,
Nikon (DC2)
SKU: 92103
Any model compatible with MC-DC2 remote terminal
NIKON D90, D600, D3000/D5000 series, D7000
Olympus (UC1)SKU: 92104 Any model with RM-UC1 remote terminal.
OLYMPUS E-series (E620/550), PEN series (E-PL2/PL3), SP-series (SP 590/570)
Sony (S1)
SKU: 92105
Any model with S1-type remote terminal.
SONY a100, a200, a300, a350, 450, a550, a560, a700, a850, a900Minolta/Konica a-7 Digital, a Sweet 5, a807si, a-9, Damige 7Hi/7i,  a-7
Categories: Telescope Accessories, Telescope Mounts, Equatorial Mounts, Astrophotography.
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