Designed for long-exposure wide-field astrophotography, the best tracking mount for astrophotographyprovides a complete imaging platform for your user-supplied DLSR and lens. This rig includes a motorized equatorial mount, polar alignment scope, the STAR BOOK ONE controller, and an adjustable-height tripod.

The mount has a Vixen-style dovetail plate with two 1/4"-20 mounting screws for a DSLR body and a foot for larger lenses that come equipped with one. This plate provides a solid mounting point and fits into a saddle on the mount. An integrated polar alignment scope mount provides an easy way to polar align the mount for accurate long-duration tracking across the arc of the night sky. Pulse motors move the mount on the two axes and provide smooth motion with virtually zero vibration. The mount runs on 12 VDC power using the included car/vehicle adapter. Supporting the mount is the APP-TL130 tripod. It has three leg sections and collapses down to just about 24" long. Its legs are adjustable from 22.4" to 51" with a total height adjustable from 20.7" to 45.6".

Controlling the mount is the STAR BOOK ONE (SB1) hand controller to help find, observe, and track celestial objects. Since near and deep sky objects appear to move at different speeds, the SB1 features celestial, solar, lunar, and King's rate tracking speeds. Four slew speeds are available for when you need to move the mount to find an object or re-center your subject. For enhanced accuracy the SB1 features backlash compensation and Periodic Error Correction (PEC) for addressing errors that are common with any tracking system, which can otherwise lead to blurry images or star streaks. An integrated autoguider port adds to the mount's usability.

For Long-Exposure Astrophotography    Mount DSLR for Wide-Field Imaging    Motorized EQ Mount    Polar Alignment Scope    STAR BOOK ONE Controller    Backlash Compensation and PEC    Accurate Long-Duration Tracking    Multiple Tracking and Slew Speeds    Runs on 12VDC Car/Vehicle Power    Adjustable-Height Tripod

• Drive Motor: Pulse Motor
• Altitude Adjustment: Latitude between 0 and 65°
• RA Axis: 59mm diameter, aluminum alloy
• DEC Axis: 59mm diameter, aluminum alloy
• Worm and Wheel Gears with 140 Tooth whole circle micro-movement
• Vixen-style dovetail plate with two 1/4"-20 mounts
• Vixen-style dovetail saddle
• 20mm diameter steel counterweight bar
• Counterweight: 2.2 lb (1.0 kg)

• Powered by mount through connector port
• LED display screen backlight
• Red backlit keypad
• Independent screen and keypad dimming control
• ST-4 compatible integrated autoguider port
• Sidereal tracking with different tracking speeds: Celestial, solar, lunar, and King's rate
• Variable manual slewing speeds from 0.1x to 999x
• Backlash compensation
• Periodic error correction (PEC) removes inaccuracies inherent in gears and allows for more accurate tracking, especially for long-exposure astrophotography
• Adjustable screen brightness
• Selectable tracking for Northern and Southern hemisphere

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does it work with Weebill S

A: No, the Feiyu AI Intelligent Tracking Module for Select Gimbal is only compatible with the Feiyu Vimble 3/3E and Vimble 4/4SE gimbals.

Q: 2. I will have three CR-N500. Can I use the one download purchase for all three cameras or do I need to purchase this three times?

A: No, the Canon RA-AT001 Auto-Tracking Application for CR-N700/N500/N300 PTZ Cameras is an individual license. Multiple Canon CR-N500 Professional 4K NDI PTZ Camera with 15x Zoom (Satin Black) will need a license for each.

Q: 3. At what distance or zoom level can this software track smoothly? If the camera is about 70 feet from a speaker on stage will it be able to follow the speaker smoothly at those zoom levels?

A: Panasonic does not list a specific zoom distance, however in this case the important information is how much real estate does the face take up on the screen. From the photo on our website and additional photos on Panasonic's website the face does not have to take up that much of the screen, which would indicate you can have a camera pretty far back and still work. https://bit.ly/2MjD2Ch

Q: 4. Is there a demonstration on how well this works? $1,200 is a lot to dish out without knowing the quality of it's performance.

A: The Canon RA-AT001 Auto-Tracking Application for CR-N700/N500/N300 PTZ Cameras can be downloaded and used for 30 days as a trial.

Q: 5. Considering the 8x42 configuration and price, does this binocular share the same optics as the NL Pure?

A: The Swarovski 8x42 EL Range TA Laser Rangefinder Binocular with Tracking Assistant (Green) share the same optics and the older EL Range binoculars. They are not the NL Pure optics.

Q: 6. Is there a way to toggle this feature on/off with the RC-IP100 controller?

A: The Canon RC-IP100 will have dedicated controls, once the license is installed on their cameras.

Q: 7. If I would like to transmit wirelessly to a television which is approximately 80 ft away, with two walls between - would this be possible? Could a smart TV with WI-FI alone, pick up good A/V in this scenario? Thanks very much for your reply.

A: This is not a wireless camera and intervening walls make it very difficult to transmit wirelessly. A TV will not natively pick up a television signal from a camera over Wi-Fi.

Q: 8. Does the device have Dante audio or balanced audio input ?

A: The BZBGear 4K PTZ Auto-Tracking/Live Streaming Camera with Tally & 25x Zoom (Black) has a 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Line Input for balanced stereo audio capture.

Q: 9. How much does this thing weigh?

A: The Yongnuo Smart Tracking Phone Holder (Black) weighs approximately 1.11 pounds.

Q: 10. Does this system require a subscription?

A: Yes, the Pixellot Air Portable Tracking Camera requires a Pixellot subscription service.