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Your cart is empty.Since its introduction in 2014, the Star Adventurer has been at the forefront of the lightweight, portable astroimaging revolution. And now, with the Star Adventurer GTi, we take the next step with full GoTo performance in a compact package. The all-new Star Adventurer GTi features a built-in illuminated polar scope for precision alignment in EQ mode, ports for USB, autoguider, V-style dovetail, optional SynScan hand controller, and SNAP shutter control for your DSLR (programmable via Sky-Watcher’s free SynScan Pro app for iOS and Android). Star Adventurer GTi also includes a dual-position counterweight for use at low latitudes as well as full smartphone control via Wi-Fi. With the added GoTo feature plus multiple tracking rates including lunar, solar, and sidereal, the heavens are yours to capture and explore. With its 11-pound payload capacity, Star Adventurer is well-equipped to handle your DLSR or mirrorless camera sporting a wide-angle or telephoto lens plus accessories, a small aperture astrograph with a dedicated astro camera, or even small OTA’s such as our Skymax series of Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes perfect for deep space objects, the Moon, and planets. Available in two configurations (with or without tripod and pier extension), Star Adventurer GTi is the perfect mount for the astrophotographer that wants the ultimate in both performance and portability.
TC
2025-09-04 20:53:42
Works well, though the SynScan app can be problematic upon occasion. When it is working, my goto’s were very good. I do astrophotography and use this with a guide scope/camera, through EQMOD and that works well. Some nights my total error is about 1.2-1.7 which isn’t great if you have a camera with very small pixel pitch. For mine not an issue. Other nights I can get about 0.6-0.8 total error. Goto’s with Stellarium and EQMOD work very nicely. And with no guide, good polar alignment I could get up to 2 min subs with a 200mm lens.
luis pena garcia
2025-08-16 18:12:13
I have been using the SA GTi for about a month now and have been very satisfied. Its go to capability is a huge advantage over the SA 2i, since it saves time when locating the astronomical objects that you want to photograph or observe, but it also feels more robust, the knobs for polar alignment are better and allow adjustment easier and more precise. It is very easy to install and connect. The tracking is very precise and using guidance, I have been able to take 3 minute exposures with a 560mm telescope with an average error of less than 1 arc second.
AstroTool
2025-08-09 18:31:50
I liked the star tracker just what I needed. It’s a bit hard to setup but once you get used to it you can point at space objects. I had trouble trying to make it point at the objects correctly but with good alignment it works.
Luis Alberto PAEZ
2025-08-06 10:13:51
The instructions include a list of parts that are already installed and what may be missing, and even other parts not listed in the manual are included. The construction materials seem solid but some parts are very fragile or easy to lose. In some spots the paint is worn as if the equipment had been used before. If you want to install a DSLR camera, the instructions do not tell you what elements to use or what accessories would be useful for this purpose.
CFortC
2025-07-25 12:42:13
When I shot the recent Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS with my Fujifilm X-H1 on a geared-head tripod, using 0.5 second exposure, background star motion was visible in closeup. Later, I calculated that the stars had moved 6 pixels during that 0.5 second. The photos were still great, but this experience got me excited about an EQ clock drive.Research led me to this SA GTi -- good specifications, good reviews, and still relatively affordable. The 11-pound weight limit is the primary characteristic of the GTi. This is fine for modern cameras and "astrographs", small refractors designed 100% for astrophotography.I will update the review as I gain experience and results with the mount. The reason for only four-stars in my rating is that the polarscope LED is nonfunctional in the GTi that I received. I tried all the posted workarounds and even the alternate Windows package GS Server but no luck. I decided not to return the GTi but might at a later date seek a warranty repair. The reason is that traditional precise polar alignment is not that important for a "Go To" mount like this. Instead, after a basic polar alignment, two- or three-star alignment and synchronization are used to calibrate the internal computer for precise pointing and tracking.
NewEnglander
2025-07-12 14:03:12
Everyone looking at this, do yourselves a favor. Just save more money and get the EQ6R pro. It's night and day difference. This will feel like a cheap toy compared to it.If you want something compact and light, get the ZWO AM5N mount. It's expensive, but if you want a good mount, you will have to spend money. Astronomy and astrophotography is an expensive hobby, and cheap and poorly made equipment are hobby killers. Leave this back to Skywatcher, do not buy!
William Verstelle
2025-06-29 17:05:05
I set this up with a Redcat51, a ZWO asi294 pro, asi120 guide camera controlled with an ASIAir. The first night I did the polar alignment using the ASIAir then slewed it to the North America nebula where I did my final focusing and did a few test images of about 1 minute each to make sure I had it framed how I wanted it. Well I set up a run of 10 pictures 3 minutes each but guiding failed during the first image, I didn’t set it up correctly so I just let it take the images anyway. Well I thought I was taking 3 minute integrations but I had checked 300 seconds and that is 5 minute integrations not 3 like I thought I was taking. To my surprise the images came out perfect totally round stars no trailing with no guiding.This mound tracks like a dream better than my LX200 but then again it’s had a much smaller focal length. The next day I setup again and 5 minute tracking was spot on both guiding and not guiding. I slewed to several targets that night and it hits its target almost dead on every time. This will be my camping setup nice and compact.
Customer
2025-05-22 15:10:54
Very complicated to get it to align properly. I only got the go to function to work once. WAY TOO MANY HOURS watching tutorials just to have it never work consistently. VERY frustrating.
RENI P.
2025-05-16 18:57:20
This is my first Star Tracker equatorial mount. And was a much awaited and anticipated purchase.I did not expect such a reputed company to outsource production to CHINA. The Battery cover is made of cheap plastic and very poorly designed.My tracker did not turn on while using 8 AA batteries, after a lot of trials I discovered that it would turn on if I pressed down on the battery cover, in spite of the screw being fully tightened.There seems to be some loose contact, in the battery compartment. I could only make it work after tying down the battery compartment using a bungee cord strap.The battery compartment cover is held down by three small plastic pegs on one end and the screw on the other end. On close inspection one of the plastic pegs was broken.I felt it wasn’t worth paying for the shipping, to send this back to the company for a replacement.The design could be improved if the battery compartment cover is held down using 2 screws at both ends, instead of the small plastic pegs.Looks like the bungee chord strap is going to be part of my rig.While using fully charged 8AA Panasonic Eneloop batteries, the red light kept flashing, probably indicating Low voltage. (Each Eneloop Battery is only 1.2V giving a total voltage of only 9.6V.)But Despite this, Once it turned on everything seemed to work well as expected, waiting for clear skies to test it out in the field.The SynScan Pro App works perfectly and had no problems connecting my Android phone via WIFI
Luis Damian
2025-03-22 12:41:33
Hasta el momento se ve todo bien, sólo falta probar la montura para ver qué tal funciona. Pensé que traerÃa la extensión de muelle :(El único inconveniente es que el tripié que tengo no sirve para esta montura, asà que tengo que comprar otro.
Roberto Smith
2025-02-26 13:20:28
Hasta el momento muy satisfecho con la compra. Comparado con mi Star adventurer 2i es un producto de mayor capacidad.
A U
2025-02-19 13:36:27
Muy buena calidad
Joel Duran
2025-02-11 10:37:46
Actualización: después de haber buscado información y confirmado que no soy el único con el problema del “backlashâ€, decidà ajustar por mi cuenta el tornillo inferior y ahora va Perfecto. Hasta 4 minutos con estrellas puntuales sin autoguiado. Ya la he usado cuatro veces y no he tenido que ajustar nada nuevamente. Le dejaré la calificación de 4 estrellas porque me parece (y a otros en otras partes del mundo) que es una falla de fabricación en la que por cierto, Skywatcher ya está trabajando.La primera vez que usé la montura fue simplemente fantástico. Es muy fácil de alinear y utilizar. Sin embargo, la segunda vez me di cuenta que el eje de Ascención recta tenÃa un poco de juego (seguà las instrucciones de no mover la montura cuando tiene colocado el contrapeso pero aún asà se aflojó). He visto en los foros de Cloudy Nights que esto es un problema común en esta montura y aunque hay guÃas sobre cómo arreglarlo, aún no decido si hacerlo por mi cuenta o mejor regresar la montura. Ya no puedo realizar la alineación a dos o tres estrellas y tampoco puedo lograr exposiciones de más de 30 segundos sin Star trails. Ahora es temporada de lluvias asà que deberé esperar para probar de nuevo.
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