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Celestron Off-Axis Guider OAG # 93648
Brand | Celestron |
Part Number | 93648 |
Availability | available |
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Manufacturer Description
The Off-Axis Guider is an essential astroimaging accessory for long focal length telescopes that require the most accurate guiding possible. The Celestron Off-Axis Guider uses a prism to intercept a small portion of the telescope's focal plane (outside the field of view of the main imaging camera) to locate a guide star. Any movement seen by the guide star will be the exact same movement seen by the imaging camera. Guiding this way will correct for tracking errors, as well as opto-mechanical errors or flexure. The result: better astroimages with pinpoint round stars.
Off-Axis Guiders have been around for a long time, but typically pose three main challenges:
- Finding a guide star from the far edges of the telescope's focal plane can be difficult, considering the small field of view and sometimes less-than-ideal illumination.
- Getting both imaging camera and autoguider to reach focus with one another is time consuming and sometimes requires experimentation.
- Additional spacers and adapters are usually required for your particular camera, telescope, and autoguider, which adds to cost and complexity.
Celestron's Off-Axis Guider addresses these challenges by:
- Providing a large 12.5mm prism that can be adjusted to move closer to the center of the telescope's focal plane, depending on the size of the imaging camera. This results in brighter guide stars, with the help of the large prism to fully illuminate the autoguider sensor.
- Featuring a high-quality, fixed-orientation Helical focuser. This provides extremely smooth and accurate focus of the autoguider without changing (or twisting) the autoguider camera orientation.
- Including all the needed spacers and adapters are included for most common imaging configurations, including DSLR cameras, Nightscape CCD cameras, and more. The following adapters are included: SCT/EdgeHD, female M48, female M42 (T-thread), male M48, male M42 (T-thread), 3 T-thread spacers
Additonal Specifications
- Helical Focuser Travel: 8mm
- Telescope Connection: M42 T-thread, M48, and SCT/EdgeHD
- Autoguider Connection: M42 T-thread, and standard 1.25" adapter
- Camera Connection: M42 T-thread, and M48
- Weight: 18 oz (510 g)
- Clear Aperture: 48mm (1.89 in)
Product carries full 2 year Celestron factory limited warranty (within US/Canada only).
Reviews
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Jan 23, 2016
Celestron OAG - very good product
Pros:Easy to Use,Accurate,Strong Construction
Cons: Comments:The Celestron OAG is a very good product for my needs, after trying to use 2 other competitors models (it was a wase of money for me!)
Bottom Line: Would you recommend this item? Yes
The all included adapters are great for my 2 cameras, and 2 scopes and 1 fixed autoguiding camera, very flexible! fast instalation, good workmanship of the product, big mirror, never had a problem to find stars! I recommend this item,
Don't use the low cost OAG units...This review was provided courtesy of AgenaAstro.com
Sep 27, 2013What an improvement!
Pros:Easy to Use,Strong Construction
Cons:Heavy
Comments:What a huge improvement over the usual off-axis guiders one finds on the market. Easy to attach and rotate, a focusable autoguider tube to help get your autoguider in synch with your main camera. Solid construction and enough adaptors etc., included to make most setups easy to accomplish. Finally off-axis guiding has joined the 21st century.
Bottom Line: Would you recommend this item? YesThis review was provided courtesy of AgenaAstro.com
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Manufacturer | Celestron |