SkyGuider Pro Mount with or without iPolar

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SkyGuider Pro Mount with or without iPolar

Compact, quiet single-axis tracking mount for astrophotography. Includes alt-az base, DEC bracket, counterweight, polar scope, carry bag. Up to 20h autonomy.

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SkyGuider Pro Mount with or without iPolar

The iOptron SkyGuider Pro is available in two configurations. Select your preferred version from the Configuration menu before adding the mount to your cart:

Without iPolar: supplied with an optical polar scope featuring a finely engraved reticle and adjustable illumination.
With iPolar: equipped with the built-in iPolar electronic polar finder for assisted polar alignment, including when the pole star is obscured.

Both versions offer the same core tracking functions described below. The main difference is the polar alignment system.

Compact and versatile design

The SkyGuider Pro mount head is compact enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It combines precise, silent tracking with a built-in rechargeable power source, an ST-4 guiding port and a camera trigger port.

The DEC mounting bracket allows you to balance a heavier camera and lens combination or mount a lightweight telescope. The optional 8408 hand controller allows you to check the pole star position for polar alignment, slew the mount, adjust the guiding rate, change mount settings and control the camera trigger.

Polar alignment according to your chosen configuration

The version without iPolar uses an optical polar scope with a finely engraved reticle and adjustable illumination at different brightness levels. An iOS app can assist with positioning the pole star in the reticle.

The version with iPolar uses an integrated electronic polar finder to assist with accurate polar alignment. This configuration offers a solution for users who find optical polar alignment difficult, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere or when the pole star is obscured.

Tracking modes

The SkyGuider Pro features four tracking rates: sidereal at 1X, 1/2X for combined sky and landscape photography, solar and lunar. All four tracking rates work in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

A quick slew mode, with forward and reverse movement, helps you reframe your image without changing the camera’s mounting position. Large levers on the quick-lock drive engagement system make it easy to engage the gears.

Adjustable mounting base

The removable alt-azimuth base features a precision bubble level, altitude degree markings and a built-in post for azimuth adjustment. The SkyGuider Pro head can also be mounted without its base directly onto a standard photographic tripod with a 1/4-inch or 3/8-inch thread.

Support for heavier equipment

The DEC mounting bracket package includes the DEC mounting bracket, counterweight shaft, counterweight and Vixen-type dovetail saddle. This equipment allows the SkyGuider Pro to support a heavier camera and lens combination or a lightweight telescope.

Whether you choose the optical polar scope version or the version with built-in iPolar, the SkyGuider Pro is designed for photographers interested in nightscapes and wide-field astrophotography.

Technical specifications

Maximum payload capacity: 5 kg
Mount type: photographic equatorial mount
Motor type: servo motor
Worm material: brass
Worm wheel material: aluminium
Right ascension worm wheel teeth: 144
Right ascension shaft diameter: 35 mm
Right ascension worm diameter: 15 mm
Right ascension worm wheel diameter: 88 mm

Adjustments and tracking

Altitude adjustment range for polar alignment: −30° to +65°
Fine azimuth adjustment: ±5°
Tracking rates: sidereal, solar and lunar
Motorised tracking in right ascension, RA axis: yes
Motorised tracking in declination, DEC axis: no
Bubble level: built-in

Polar alignment according to the selected version

Without iPolar: optical polar scope with an illuminated reticle.
With iPolar: built-in iPolar electronic polar finder.

Select your preferred version from the “Configuration” menu on the product page.

Battery and power supply

Built-in rechargeable battery: lithium-polymer
Battery voltage: 3.7 V
Battery capacity: 2,000 mAh
Stated battery life: 20 hours
USB power input: 5 V
Mains power adapter included: no
Operating temperature: −10 °C to +40 °C

Mounting connections and counterweight

Dovetail saddle: Vixen type
Mounting threads: 3/8-inch and 1/4-inch
Counterweight shaft diameter: 20 mm
Counterweight shaft length: 200 mm
Included counterweight: 1 × 1.35 kg

Included equipment

Carrying bag: yes
Motor drive: yes
Micro-USB cable: yes
Tripod: no
Polar finder: optical polar scope or iPolar electronic polar finder, depending on the selected configuration