Poita
13-03-2015, 12:01 PM
I used this on my G11 and Celestron mount, it allows you to control your mount via wifi, very neat. You can cotrol it via SkySafari on your phone, tablet, or via computer, Mac or PC.
$110 + post.
Almost exactly the same as this unit:
http://store.simulationcurriculum.com/collections/skysafari/products/skyfi-usb-wireless-telescope-adapter
Runs on batteries or you can use a 6-12v power supply.
You will need to get a cable to suit your mount. (EQ6, Celestron, G11, IQ etc.) which you can order online (http://store.simulationcurriculum.com/collections/skysafari/products/telescope-serial-cable) or make your own.
My model will not run mounts that use USB only, but there are almost none out there.
It will control almost anything with a serial interface:
Meade LX-200 Classic and GPS
Meade LX-90, ETX, LXD, LX-400 ACF with AutoStar #497 controllers
Meade Magellan I and II
Meade ETX-LS
iOptron SmartStar/MiniTower mounts with 8402A controllers. 8402G not supported.
iOptron iEQ30/iEQ45 mounts with 8406/8407 controllers.
iOptron SmartEQ/ZEQ25 mounts with 8407/8408 controllers.
Celestron Ultima 2000
Celestron NexStar 4/5/8, 5i/8i, GPS, SLT, SE
Celestron CG5, CGE, CGEM, CPC
Orion Sirius, Atlas, SkyView Pro, SkyQuest XTg
SkyWatcher mounts with SynScan controllers
Takahashi Temma 2
Sidereal Technology SiTech controllers
ServoCAT Argo Navis, Sky Commander, Losmandy DSC
Astro-Physics GTO, Losmandy Gemini & Gemini 2, Vixen SkySensor 2000
Tangent Instruments BBox, JMI NGC-MAX, Celestron AstroMaster, Lumicon SkyVector, Takahashi Super Navigator, Dave Ek Box
Orion Intelliscope, Orion SkyWizard
$110 + post.
Almost exactly the same as this unit:
http://store.simulationcurriculum.com/collections/skysafari/products/skyfi-usb-wireless-telescope-adapter
Runs on batteries or you can use a 6-12v power supply.
You will need to get a cable to suit your mount. (EQ6, Celestron, G11, IQ etc.) which you can order online (http://store.simulationcurriculum.com/collections/skysafari/products/telescope-serial-cable) or make your own.
My model will not run mounts that use USB only, but there are almost none out there.
It will control almost anything with a serial interface:
Meade LX-200 Classic and GPS
Meade LX-90, ETX, LXD, LX-400 ACF with AutoStar #497 controllers
Meade Magellan I and II
Meade ETX-LS
iOptron SmartStar/MiniTower mounts with 8402A controllers. 8402G not supported.
iOptron iEQ30/iEQ45 mounts with 8406/8407 controllers.
iOptron SmartEQ/ZEQ25 mounts with 8407/8408 controllers.
Celestron Ultima 2000
Celestron NexStar 4/5/8, 5i/8i, GPS, SLT, SE
Celestron CG5, CGE, CGEM, CPC
Orion Sirius, Atlas, SkyView Pro, SkyQuest XTg
SkyWatcher mounts with SynScan controllers
Takahashi Temma 2
Sidereal Technology SiTech controllers
ServoCAT Argo Navis, Sky Commander, Losmandy DSC
Astro-Physics GTO, Losmandy Gemini & Gemini 2, Vixen SkySensor 2000
Tangent Instruments BBox, JMI NGC-MAX, Celestron AstroMaster, Lumicon SkyVector, Takahashi Super Navigator, Dave Ek Box
Orion Intelliscope, Orion SkyWizard