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1. SkyGuider
TM
Pro Camera Mount Overview
Introducing The SkyGuider
TM
Pro -- iOptron’s next generation camera tracking device! Leading
the camera tracker market for nearly four years, iOptron's SkyGuider Pro pushes closer to perfection.
Figure 1. SkyGuider
TM
Pro mount head only
The redesigned SkyGuiderr
TM
Pro mount is more compact, small enough to fit on your palm,
better precision, silent tracking, built-in rechargeable power source, ST-4 guiding port and camera
trigger port. The improved precision polar scope maintains a fine engraved reticule, now features
adjustable illumination with different brightness levels. Using with our iOS app, quick and accurate
polar alignment is just a joy. The DEC mounting bracket allows you to balance a heavy camera and/or
lens better, or even mount a light telescope. The optional 8408 hand controller allows you to check
the Pole Star position for the polar alignment, slew the mount, adjust the guiding rate, change the
mount settings and control the camera trigger.
The SkyGuider
TM
Pro features four tracking rates, 1X or sidereal, 1/2X for sky and landscape
combind, solar and lunar. All 4 tracking rates work in both northern and southern hemispheres. We
have also added a quick slew mode with both forward and reverse to help quickly reframing your
image without disrupting the cameras position.
We have made big improvements on the SkyGuider
TM
Pro’s removable alt-azimuth base,
which features a precision bubble level, degree markings for the altitude and a built in post for the
azimuth control. You can also mount the SkyGuider
TM
Pro head (without the base) directly to any
standard photographic tripod with 1/4” or 3/8” threads.
The DEC mounting bracket package, which includes DEC mounting bracket, counterweight
shaft, counterweight and Vixen-type dovetail saddle, makes the SkyGuide
TM
Pro mount suitable for a
heavier camera/lens system, even a lightweight telescope.
The SkyGuider
TM
Pro is certainly a must have tool for any photographer interested in
astroscape or wide field astrophotography.