It is possible to stop the movement of the camera during the exposure and restart it after the end of the exposure. It is also equipped with a camera connector (shutter release) that controls the camera shutter during shooting with SMS or interval shooting. If the camera in use is connected with the cable release, the settings can be easily adjusted using a smartphone. A Wi-Fi connection is required when using this feature. An additional cable is required to connect the camera and POLARIE U together. These two 15 second exposures are of the same part of the sky. They show the difference between when I had the Polarie running and when it was off. It’s pretty clear that the Polarie stopped most of the apparent motion of the stars. The ones on the right are much more pleasing dots. A miniature switch hidden behind the battery box cover is used to select hemisphere drive direction. The iOptron SkyGuider Pro includes an ST-4 autoguide port that allows you to autoguide using the appropriate cabling and software on your computer. Although autoguiding is a powerful feature that allows for even longer exposures (and the benefits of dithering), it requires additional hardware to run.

Here you can see a detailed view of the Vixen Polarie. A detailed view of the Vixen Polarie. Image from the Polarie User Manual. The camera mount is attached to the Polarie U by two thumbscrews so this can be fully detached (a carry-over feature from Vixen’s previous model), which allows the ball head and camera to be attached easily. Without accessories, you can roughly align the Polarie using the built-in compass and latitude (or “altitude”) meter. R.A. Slow Motion Control: Wheel and worm gears full circle micro movement; 58.4mm in diameter, 144-tooth, made of aluminum alloy As any experienced amateur astrophotographer will tell you, your motivation to stay up all night and image will vary. Any additional friction between you and a successful image has a way of affecting your decision process of stepping outside on a less-than-perfect night.ses a wide-angle lens and creates impressive photos where stars and scenery combine. The possibilities of composition are endless, and it is a new genre of Compared to the classic Polarie, the Polarie U is considerably lighter with a higher load capacity. The distance between the two bearings which support the rotating shafts amounts to around four times that of its predecessor. This leads to increased load capacity despite the 20% reduction in weight. The maximum load capacity is 2.5kg for wide field astrophotography. With the optional mounting accessories consisting of prism rails and counterweights, the load capacity can be increased to 6.5kg. This mount has a built-in autoguiding port (ST-4) as well as a USB Type B port to connect your computer to the mount for direct control (ASCOM/EQMOD). My favorite feature of the Star Adventurer GTi is the adjustable illuminated reticle to help aid you in the polar alignment process while in the field. Im not sure if my stuff is not faulty in some way – at least the fine tune knobs, but i needed to fine tune the alignment in every 5 shots. Which is of course exhausting.

To polar align, simply look through the Polar sight hole and try center Polaris in the 8.9º field of view. At the time I had no idea the Polarie even existed. I knew of the Astrotrac and the Losmandy Starlapse, both of which seemed to mostly fit the bill on paper. I took advantage of my time in Cali and drove up to Woodland Hills since they had both systems on display in the show room. I had seen results on CN from Astrotrac users, but knew of no one using the Starlapse. Lights on the mount highlight which ‘Mode’ is selected (there is no LCD screen). This makes identification at night straightforward. The Polarie U was designed to look similar to a camera lens and, therefore, fits easily into camera bags. The “U” in Polarie U represents the product’s structural cross-section. It is also realively light at only 575g. The Skywatcher Star Adventurer Mini Pro costs a little less than the Polarie, but it offers much more:The POLARIE U comes equipped with a bubble level which is useful for horizontal orientation. In addition, it is equipped with a scale in 5-de We also measure the Power with our systems which is essentially the error from the reference sphere to the test optic. The reference sphere we use on our system is a very high quality sphere so the closer to zero the Power, the less error between the 2 elements thus ensuring a higher quality optical surface. less as compared with images taken by wide-field astrophotography at a given exposure time. Adding landscape or architectural objects in the foreground wil

The sequence also shows that my polar alignment was not perfect. The stars in the East appeared to drift northwards. Better polar alignment would stop this. My second photo Anyway, my experince is that on the: around 60sec with a normal telescope or 120sec with tele you should be fine 🙂 Alignment is done via a supplied compass, a built-in latitude meter and a polar sight hole, so you will have to know how to locate Polaris and/or the south celestial pole. On hand to help are both red light illumination and the Vixen PF-L Assist app for smartphones, and you can have a look at our handy guide on how to find the north star, too.Straight out of the box, the payload capacity is a modest 2.5kg, which is more than adequate for a DSLR camera and a standard lens. on the POLAREI U and a tripod, you will be able to produce works of beautiful starry skies in an image with pinpoint stars.