Orion AutoGuider

This kit is designed to keep your telescope perfectly aligned with a target star during long-exposure astrophotography. By automatically correcting for tiny tracking errors, it ensures your final images remain sharp and free of star trailing.

No, the entire system is powered directly through the USB 2.0 connection to your computer. This simplifies your cable management significantly when you are out in the field.

The parfocal ring allows you to lock in the focus position of the camera once you have achieved it. This means you can remove and reinsert the camera in future sessions without needing to spend time refocusing from scratch.

The kit includes standard dovetail mounting hardware, making it compatible with most telescopes that feature a finder scope shoe or dovetail base. However, you should verify that your specific telescope mount has an available mounting point before purchasing.

The 1.3MP sensor is specifically optimized for guiding, offering a pixel size of 5.2 microns that provides excellent sensitivity for detecting guide stars. While it is not intended for high-resolution deep-sky imaging, it is highly effective at locking onto stars to stabilize your main imaging camera.

While it is physically capable of being used as a finder scope, it is optimized for digital guiding. Because it requires a computer connection to display the image, it is not a practical replacement for a traditional optical finder scope for visual star-hopping.