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Hi,
I just purchased one, it's great
Pluses
can control mount, camera, guide scope, auto focuser
comes with a 64 gb usb drive, enough for an imaging session
for my setup, asi 1600 mc, asi 120 mm, zwo auto focuser all plug
into the air and take there power from the AIR, so I only have one power cable dangling off the AIR, everything else is on the scope and nicely out of the way
The pro can control my AZEQ6 via the skywatcher WIFI module, so no cables from AIR to mount
No requirement for a laptop, everything runs off a lightweight tablet
Polar align only takes a few minutes
Auto focus only takes a few minutes
Can run an imaging sequence
Minuses
All cameras, focusers must be ZWO, though it will control a DSLR
Software is a bit limited but it does improve with each release, e.g.
v1.4 had no video controls, so only deep space
v1.4 had no autofocus for EAF
v1.5 has video capture
v1.5 has autofocus
The guiding is a limited version of PHd but it does work, though I have a few problems with it and v1.5 seems to have introduced some guiding bugs. However you can still connect up PHd if there are issues.
For me it is a godsend. I don't have a fixed site. With the AIR I can be setup, polar aligned, focused and guiding and taking photo's in 30 minutes
which is not bad given the price of the unit.
I have added a photo of my scope with all the things connected.
Cheers
Paul
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