I Put 10 lbs on a Star Tracker. Here's What Happened.
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I Put 10 lbs on a Star Tracker. Here's What Happened.
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Can the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi handle a serious narrowband imaging train at 96% of its rated capacity? I loaded 10 lbs 10 oz onto an 11 lb mount and spent a night shooting M81 and M82 to find out.
In this review I cover everything I did to push the GTi to its limit.
Imaging train:
Apertura 75Q with 0.75x reducer (303mm f/4)
QHY MiniCam8 Mono with dedicated OAG
QHY5II-L guide camera
ZWO EAF
SVBONY SV241 power hub
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi
Leofoto LN-404C carbon fiber tripod
Software: NINA, PHD2, GreenSwamp Server, PixInsight
Total imaging train weight: 10 lbs 10.3 oz on an 11 lb rated mount.