The off-axis guider is an important accessory for astrophotography at long focal lengths, as it enables the highest tracking accuracy. Celestron's off-axis guider uses a prism to deflect a small portion of light out of the telescope's image plane (and outside the main camera's field of view) so that you can track a guide star. Any movement of this star corresponds exactly to the movements seen by the main camera. This allows an autoguider, for example, to compensate for tracking errors without being disturbed by additional sources of error such as deflection or twisting of the guide scope. The result: pin-sharp stars.
- Most precise method of tracking = higher accuracy compared to a guide scope - Multi-coated 12.5 mm prism with aluminum-coated back for maximum reflectivity and a bright image for the autoguider - Helical focuser with fixed orientation for easy, precise and exact focusing of the autoguider - 48mm clear aperture allows the use of full-frame cameras without vignetting - Adapter for the correct distance of SLR cameras, Nightscape CCD cameras and other common cameras for astrophotography - Ideal for Schmidt-Cassegrain and EdgeHD telescopes