Celestron Starsense Autoalign Camera $500 - Price Drop
Asking $500
Celestron Starsense Autoalign Camera for Celestron Telescope Mounts
RRP New is $699, Item has been used a few times and works great, Camera is in excellent condition but it is not needed anymore as I sold the telescope it was connected to and intended to upgrade to a larger scope but cant afford it.
Description
Become an instant astronomer, even if you’ve never used a telescope before, with the one-of-a-kind Celestron StarSense AutoAlign. Just set up the accessory, push the Align button on the hand controller, and StarSense begins capturing and comparing images of the night sky against its internal database. In about three minutes it triangulates its position automatically, saving you time and hassle of manually aligning the telescope to known stars.
Then, you’re ready to explore the universe! Search up any astronomical target, and the telescope will automatically slew to and track the object for you! Astronomy has never been so easy.
- Enables automatic alignment of your Celestron computerized telescope. See a full list of compatible telescopes in the technology tab.
- No need to identify or locate any star in the sky–StarSense automatically aligns your telescope, so you can begin observing in minutes
- Aligns in 3 minutes or less
- Provides advanced mount modeling—align on numerous stars throughout the sky for extremely precise GoTo pointing accuracy
- StarSense hand controller included
How it Works
The self-alignment technology behind our award-winning SkyProdigy series is now available for most Celestron's current computerized telescopes and compatible with many older models as well. (See compatibility list below.)
A small digital camera takes the place of your finderscope and attaches using one of two provided mounting brackets. The included StarSense hand control, with a database of over 40,000 celestial objects, takes the place of your NexStar hand control. The camera automatically captures a series of images of the sky. StarSense identifies the stars in the images, matching them to its database. Once a positive match is confirmed, StarSense calculates the coordinates of the center of the captured image, thereby determining exactly where the telescope is pointed.
Before StarSense, using a computerized telescope required a lengthy alignment process of finding and centering at least two bright stars in the telescope’s eyepiece. But StarSense automatically aligns itself with minimal user input. Just enter your time, date, and location and let StarSense do the rest!
Advanced Mount Modeling
Even the most advanced telescope users will love using StarSense AutoAlign. This affordable accessory replaces the expensive software usually used for advanced mount modeling.
With built-in mount modeling, you'll get superior pointing accuracy from horizon to horizon. When your alignment needs to be perfect, add up to 10 additional calibration stars to achieve a new level of accuracy, great for locating objects in the camera’s field of view for astroimaging.
