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Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Review

ByTrevor Jones October 5, 2019May 25, 2023 Equipment

The Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer is an extremely popular portable star tracker designed for astrophotography. It provides a simple way for you to track the motion of the stars, so you can take long exposure images of the night sky. After using an iOptron SkyGuider Pro star tracker for deep-sky astrophotography exclusively, it was time to…

iOptron SkyGuider Pro Review

ByTrevor Jones July 25, 2017June 1, 2023 Equipment

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The iOptron SkyGuider Pro is a portable EQ mount that offers a reliable solution for astrophotography on the go. The SkyGuider Pro makes shooting long exposure nightscapes without star-trailing possible. On a stationary tripod mount, star trailing begins to show in exposures longer than 25 seconds. Depending on your camera’s focal length, the stars could…