The incredibly popular Star Adventurer astro-imaging platform now has Wi-Fi capabilities added while maintaining all the essential original features thanks to the exciting new Sky Watcher Star Adventurer 2i Astro Imaging Mount with Wi-Fi & Autoguider Photo Pack 50212. The free Star Adventurer Mini Console App for Android and iOS is used to control the Wi-Fi functionalities.
The simple-to-use Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i picture Pack offers a number of combinations to meet your astrophotography and time-lapse photography demands. It is a high-precision, lightweight, stable, and celestial tracking platform with automatic DSLR shutter release control for sidereal, solar, and lunar tracking. Additionally, it has pre-programmed parameters that help you use your DSLR to make engaging time-lapse videos.
The Star Adventurer 2i Photo Pack comes with a ball head adapter, an illuminated polar scope, and the Star Adventurer 2i mount. For the majority of popular camera models and brands, Sky-Watcher shutter release cables are available separately.
The Star Adventurer 2i's 1/4" or 3/8" adapters allow it to be mounted to any common tripod. If you want to fix the latitude more precisely, you can either buy the optional Equatorial Wedge or tilt your tripod head to match your latitude. Either the optional Dovetail L-Bracket or a tripod Ball Head (not included) are needed to attach a camera to the Star Adventurer 2i. Small telescopes (such the Skymax-90) with a 1/4 -20 tripod fitting can also be used with the Star Adventurer 2i when the optional Dovetail L-Bracket is used in conjunction with the optional counterweight shaft/counterweight. On the Dovetail L-bracket, a small telescope and camera (using a ball head, not included) can be mounted concurrently. When using two tripod ball heads (not included), two cameras can be mounted simultaneously using merely the dovetail bar from the optional Dovetail L-Bracket.
Features
Star Adventurer 2i multi-function equatorial tracking mount with built-in Wi-Fi control
11-pound payload capacity
Ball head adapter included
Built-in polar scope with illuminator with LED lit polar alignment sight
Free Star Adventurer Console control app (for iOS and Android) for photographing the night sky, deep space, and landscape
All-metal gearing
1.2 kg mount head weight (with ball head adapter)
24 hours of continuous use with two AA batteries or limitless power via 5V mini-USB Built-in
SNAP port for camera control
Dual 3/8-inch thread panoramic plate with included 1/4-20-inch adapter
Now with Wi-Fi
The user-friendly, multi-functional Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i mount can handle all of your astronomical, astrophotographic, and time-lapse photography requirements. It is a high-precision, mobile, steady celestial tracking apparatus with automatic DSLR shutter release control for sidereal, solar, and lunar tracking. The Star Adventurer 2i connects to your phone via Wi-Fi and has pre-programmed long exposures that you can use with your DSLR to make mesmerising time-lapse recordings. (Camera, tripod, and optical tube are not included.)
Award-Winning Photographs
The wildly popular line of star tracker mounts from Sky-Watcher have revolutionised the market for lightweight astrophotography, making it simpler and less expensive to get started in what can be a very difficult hobby. Star Adventurer consistently stands out among the group of portable astroimaging mounts and assists photographers in creating breathtaking time-lapse recordings of the night sky as well as award-winning photographs of the earth and deep space.
Integration is Simple with Any Tripod
A unique Vixen-style saddle plate is used by the declination assembly to mount cameras, tripod heads, or optical tubes. The majority of users have enough flexibility to freely aim their camera across the sky while retaining tracking by mounting a ball head to this Vixen style plate. The Star Adventurer tracking platform comes with an adapter for 1/4-20-inch thread sizes and a 3/8-inch thread socket for tripod attachment.
Automatic Shutter Release Control
With the Star Adventurer 2i, an intervelometer timer is not required! The 2i can trigger a DSLR with the help of an auxiliary shutter release cable thanks to fully programmable shutter exposure settings. The camera will continue to shoot for the pre-programmed exposures after being plugged into the mount and firing a shot until the cable is unplugged.
The Star Adventurer 2i, with a payload capacity of 5 kg (11 lb), excels for night scape, deep space, and time-lapse photographers who want to master the entire sky using every lens in their toolbox.
Technical Specifications
Built-in Wi-Fi with free App for Android & iOS platforms
Supports star-scape photography
Astro time-lapse mode
Supports standard short & long exposure time-lapse photography
Multiple pre-programmed speeds for time-lapse photography
Tracking rate selectable between Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
Built in polar scope with illuminator
DSLR interface for automatic electronic shutter control
Built-in auto-guiding interface for single-axis auto guiding
Low power consumption
Compatible with 3/8" and 1/4" camera tripod thread
Free firmware upgrades
Mount Type Ultra compact equatorial tracking platform
GoTo No
Motor Drive DC Servo
Power Supply 4xAA battery: DC 3.6V to 6.5V; External power supply DC 5V
External Mini USB power support
Mounting Saddle Type V
Clutch Slip
Polar Scope Built In
Polar Align Assist No
Auto Guide Yes
Permanent Periodic Correction No
Dual Encoders No
DSLR Enterface Yes
Drive System Gear
Payload Capacity 5kg (11 lb)
Tracking Modes Sidereal, Solar or Lunar tracking rate for both North & South hemispheres.
Time-lapse photography: 12hr/4hr/2hr rev.
Net Weight 2.44kg
Box Weight 3.44kg
Box Dimensions (LxWxH in mm) 630x470x270
Barcode 6970456094608
Warranty 1 year