Autoguider Celestron Starsense 94008

Autoguider Celestron Starsense 94008

The CELESTRON STARSENSE Autoguider is an all-in-one solution that makes using your telescope easier and more rewarding than ever. This powerful, compact device attaches to your mount Celestron to improve your pointing accuracy and help you create sharp, long-exposure images with ease. Whether you're an experienced observer or just getting started in the hobby, the addition of this accessory will ensure more quality time under the stars.

Auto Alignment: Be ready to observe in minutes

The StarSense AutoGuider aligns your telescope to the night sky in about three minutes at the touch of a button, with no user operation required. Celestron 's patented StarSense technology "sees" star patterns overhead and compares them to its internal database to automatically orient the telescope. This technique, for those more familiar with astronomical concepts, is what we call "Plate Solving". This feature eliminates the hassle of manually aligning your telescope, so you can focus on what's important-observing and imaging.

GoTo Precise: Increase your aiming accuracy

Computerized mounts from Celestron are already acclaimed for their pointing accuracy, but your mount gets even better when you add StarSense Autoguider. Instead of placing celestial objects within the telescope's field of view, Precise GoTo places them in the center of the field, even if you're using a high-power eyepiece or today's small image 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 autoguiding - the ability to make small adjustments to the mount tracking to keep the target steady over long exposures. Previous autoguider setups were complex and expensive, typically requiring a separate autoguider camera, a guide telescope, and a computer. StarSense Autoguider replaces all that, so even beginners can dive headfirst into the world of imaging. Its targets are sharp and detailed, while background stars are seen as sharp dots, never oblong or streaky.

High-quality 4-element optical design

The StarSense Autoguider features a high-quality 4-element optical design by renowned optical designer Mark Ackermann. Its unique design provides sharper images than other mini guide tubes. The optical tube is threaded to accept 2" astronomical filters. Add an IR-cut filter to align your mount at twilight or a neutral density filter for daytime focusing.

The device also includes an on-board computer and a high-sensitivity Sony IMX290-DLL monochrome CMOS image sensor, which work together to provide exceptional guiding accuracy. If desired, you can view a live image from the camera via your PC.

Assisted Polar Alignment: The Best Possible Alignment

Many users find that adding StarSense Autoguider to their setup improves accuracy so dramatically that they no longer need to do polar alignment on their German equatorial mounts for most spot observations and imaging.

But if you want to achieve the highest possible accuracy, autoguiding greatly 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.

Advanced options

Advanced users will love fine-tuning their autoguiding settings through CPWI's advanced options. You can enable blur options to move the mount slightly between camera subexposures, which can help your image processing software perform at its best.

You can also guide in a comet through CPWI. Just select the comet from the program's regularly updated database of more than 100,000 celestial objects. Guiding directly on the comet will produce better results than guiding on nearby stars.

Best of all, you can unlock more of these exciting features for the lifetime of your StarSense Autoguider. Your purchase gives you access to all subsequent firmware upgrades. The engineers at Celestron are constantly adding new features to our products, and with a simple firmware update, you can always enjoy the latest and greatest.

Works with your current configuration

You choose how you want to control your Celestron StarSense Autoguider. It works with your NexStar+ controller, with CPWI telescope control software via a wired PC connection or WiFi (with a WiFi enabled mount or with the SkyPortal WiFi Module accessory). The autoguider also works with the rest of your Celestron accessories for a seamless solution that fits perfectly with your telescope setup.

The Celestron StarSense Autoguider works with most current Celestron computerized mounts, both German equatorial and altazimuthal. See the table below for complete compatibility details.

GENERAL FEATURES:

• Automatic Alignment: Aligns your telescope to the night sky in about three minutes without user intervention, thanks to Celestron's patented StarSense technology.
• Precise GoTo: Increases the pointing accuracy of your mount Celestron, placing celestial objects in the center of the field of view of the high-power eyepieces and small image sensors.
• Autoguiding: Accurately tracks celestial objects for precise stars in long-exposure astroimaging, eliminating the need for a separate autoguiding camera, guide telescope and computer.
• Assisted Polar Alignment: Guides you through a simple, automated process to achieve the best polar alignment.
• High-quality 4-element optical design: Features a unique optical design by renowned optical designer Mark Ackermann, with sharper optics than other mini-guide scopes.
• Multiple ways to control: Works with your NexStar+ remote or CPWI telescope control software via wired PC connection or WiFi.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

• Lens design: Double Gauss
• Aperture: 28 mm (1.10")
• Focal length: 120 mm (4.72")
• Focal ratio: f/4.3
• Number of elements: 4
• Coatings: Full Multi Coating
• CMOS image sensor: Sony IMX290LLR, monochrome, backlit
• Sensor size: 6.46 mm diagonal
• Pixel size: 2.9μm x 2.9μm
• Number of effective pixels: 2.13M
• On-board computer: Computer integrated in the module
• Arm® main core: 2x Cortex® -A53 up to 1.4 GHz
• Arm® secondary core: 1x Cortex-M7 up to 600 MHz
• RAM: 512 MB
• ROM: 4 GB
• GPU: GC7000UltraLite® GPU
• Operating temperature: -25°C to 85°C (-25°F to 85°C)
• Ports: AUX and USB-C
• AUX: For connection to mounts Celestron
• USB-C: For connection to PC for live view, USB 3.1
• Housing: Aluminum with plastic covers, thread for 2" filters

Autoguider Celestron Starsense 94008