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Orion 53081 SteadyStar LF Adaptive Optics Guider
A larger format version of our advanced adaptive optics guiding device with a big 50mm diameter on-board optical window to support APS-C and larger 35mm format astrophotography camera sensors
Greatly enhances accuracy of autoguided astrophotography pursuits with high-speed refractive correction which eliminates tracking errors far more effectively than regular autoguiding, resulting in better astrophotos with rounder and more pinpoint stars
Broad compatibility - works with any Orion CCD astrophotography camera and most other imagers including DSLRs, and works with the Orion StarShoot AutoGuider as well as most other autoguiders
Fastest adaptive optics guider used for amateur astrophotography on the market today! Capable of making more than 40 corrections per second, depending on guide star brightness and computer speed
Included software is compatible with Windows XP, Vista 32 and 64-bit, and Windows 7 Operating Systems. Compatible with ASCOM cameras.
If you're serious about large format astrophotography, Orion brings you a new way to assure the best tracking performance possible, even in adverse conditions. The SteadyStar LF Adaptive Optics Guider (AO) makes any imaging-capable mount, even if a modest one, perform more effectively. Precise tracking is one of the most critical facets of astrophotography and this tracking is limited to the accuracy of your mount, plus external factors like wind and atmospheric seeing conditions. The SteadyStar LF AO Guider overcomes these limitations and challenges and takes control with super fast and accurate guiding. The SteadyStar LF Adaptive Optics Guider is ideal for use with large format CCD and DSLR sensors with its larger 50mm diameter optical window. The larger window provides full filed illumination to take full advantage of devices equipped with larger sensors, such as 35mm format CCD cameras. Traditional autoguiding involves moving the mount and telescope, along with all of your attached imaging accessories to correct for tracking errors. Furthermore, autoguiding can typically only make a single correction every couple of seconds or so; during that time your tracking is vulnerable to periodic error from your mount, wind, and atmospheric seeing conditions.