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Originally Posted by Crater101
Good Afternoon all;
The wife and I will be taking an overseas trip to the Northern Hemisphere in about 18 months, and I'd like to take a star tracker with me. There's a lot of conflicting reviews about what's out there, so I'm looking for advice.
I should say that I was one of those people who purchased one of the early Skywatcher Star Adventurers that turned out to be a dud. Not interested in one of those and it would be too big to carry in any event.
So I'm looking for something that...
- Would fit on a mid-weight camera tripod;
- Would be able to be packed into a bag for air transport without breaking any weight allowances;
- Would be taking a weight of only a DSLR and lens (either a modded Canon 60D or 6D, lenses include Samyang 14mm f2.8 & Canon 135mm f2, maybe a Redcat 51 MkII at most);
- And would preferably have it's own power source / battery inbuilt or replaceable, as I probably won't get the chance to use external power.
So if anyone has thoughts, experiences, or inside knowledge, I'm all ears.
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Vixen Polarie without doubt.
If you want a bit more payload, Losmandy Starlapse (sadly discontinued, but occasionally pop up on Astromart).
Neither are inexpensive....but quality always carries a premium.