Test Shot Near Rigel - iOptron SkyGuider Pro

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First real test of the SkyGuider Pro with a Nikon D5600 and 70-300mm zoom lens. A rocket club member printed a 3D device to get an initial polar alignment using PS Align Pro app for iOS. Then used a right angle finder to set Polaris at the right position. This is the initial setup with that attachment and an iPhone 12.

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This image is taken about 8PM at 260mm zoom, f6.3, ISO 100, and 73 seconds. Camera mounted via ball head direct to front of SGP.
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I did a few exposures out to 5 minutes and different f stops and ISO with only slight star trails.

Doing a second alignment, using the SGP bracket and counter weight might have been better. That would figure the camera and all weight into the mix. That’s a test for another night.
Scopes: Celestron Nexstar 8SE, Celestron C6N, WO Z61, WO GT71, iOptron RC6 .
Mounts: Celestron Nexstar, iOptron Sky Guider Pro, iOptron HEM27 w/iPolar
Cameras: Nikon D780, Nikon Zfc ,ZWO ASI224MC, ZWO ASI120MM-S, ZWO ASI294MC Pro, ZWO ASI485MC, ZWO ASI174MM, ASI662MC, ASI294MM, ASI2600MC Pro iPhone 14.
Tools: Raspberry PI4 with Stellarmate OS, Intel NUC Mini PC, Beelink MiniPCs.
Accessories: Celestron focus motor, ZWO EAF focusers, F6.3 field reducer, assorted eyepieces, 11" video monitor, polar scopes, iOptron iPolar
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Never heard of it before but looks promising.

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It’s a rotator mount I got mostly for Milky Way and meteor shower images. Wanted to see what it could do with longer exposures and higher magnification gear. It’s payload capacity is about 11 lb, so mostly for very light scopes or camera setups.

Because of a family member injury, I’m at home at night now for a few months. With a street light 75 feet to the left, a porch light 20 feet straight ahead and building lights 75 feet to the right, it’s pretty well light polluted. I looked for any object I could see in the sky and tried to point to that. Was pretty much total guesswork. It wasn't until afterwards, and I compared the images with Stellarium, that I figured out what I had an image of...
Scopes: Celestron Nexstar 8SE, Celestron C6N, WO Z61, WO GT71, iOptron RC6 .
Mounts: Celestron Nexstar, iOptron Sky Guider Pro, iOptron HEM27 w/iPolar
Cameras: Nikon D780, Nikon Zfc ,ZWO ASI224MC, ZWO ASI120MM-S, ZWO ASI294MC Pro, ZWO ASI485MC, ZWO ASI174MM, ASI662MC, ASI294MM, ASI2600MC Pro iPhone 14.
Tools: Raspberry PI4 with Stellarmate OS, Intel NUC Mini PC, Beelink MiniPCs.
Accessories: Celestron focus motor, ZWO EAF focusers, F6.3 field reducer, assorted eyepieces, 11" video monitor, polar scopes, iOptron iPolar
Computers: Dell desktops, MacOS MacMini, ASUS laptop, Intel NUC, Beelink MiniPD, PI, assorted software packages, iPhones, iPads
My AstroBin Images: https://www.astrobin.com/users/EdDixonImages/
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