Star Adventurer Mini User Guide
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Страница 1: ...r Adventurer Mini User Guide Astrophotography Time Lapse hotography DSLR Camera Control Quite Possibly The Most Compact and Versatile Camera Tracking Platform in the Known Universe Skv waiclier l3e z...
Страница 2: ...s could result in explosion or fire Keep out of reach of children Failure to do so could result in injury Moreover note that small parts constitute a choking hazard Consult a physician immediately if...
Страница 3: ...ar Alignment in the Southern Hemisphere Star Adventurer mini Console for Astrophotog raphy Astrophotography Progress Screen Using SAM for Astra Time Lapse Photography Astra Time Lapse Progress Screen...
Страница 4: ...g Mounting Assembly This optional acccessory enables coarse and fine pointing in two directionsfor precise aiming control See Appendix IV for details Part Number AP RlC AP R3C AP RlN AP R2N AP R3N AP...
Страница 5: ...s per second to indicate motor speed errors exceeding 5 and or motor stalls that last over 5 seconds Speed errors can be caused by overloading the mount and by low battery levels To correct a speed er...
Страница 6: ...Settings SynScanWiFl_a1281e 4 82V Time Lapse Photography with the Star Adventurer mini Console Now that you have SAM set up with your camera gear attached it s time to learn how to use the Star Adven...
Страница 7: ...sunset enter a value of 1 for Video Time Span If you want to compress that hour into a 45 second long video set your Video Length to 45 It s that easy SAM s powerful app will calculate the other neces...
Страница 8: ...rn off WiFi at the start of a task to save power WiFi can be restored at any time by pressing and holding the power button until the green LED WiFi indicator light comes on Profiles Save Edit To save...
Страница 9: ...tation connection to create much longer exposures like a minute or two or ten With a sufficiently long exposure your camera will collect enough light to reveal hidden details that are much too faint f...
Страница 10: ...ime then replayed in a short video revealing natural dynamics that occur much to slowly for us to perceive otherwise Look through the Polar View Finder and align on Polaris making Polaris adjustmentsw...
Страница 11: ...il you can see the star Polaris in the field of view This simple polar alignment will be adequate for most purposes OOO Bell 9 1 30 PM Back Astrophotography Exposure Sec Photo Interval Sec Photos 120...
Страница 12: ...Video Time Span Hr 10 53 Video Length Sec 10 Frame Rate fps 30 NTSC Photos 300 Tracking Rate Sidereal WiFi Off on Run Profiles Save No Saved Profiles SynScanWiFi_a1281e Run Edit 4 76V Using the Star...
Страница 13: ...real WiFi Off on Run When enabled SAM will automatically turn off WiFi at the start of the task to save power WiFi can be restored at any time by pressing and holding the power button until the green...
Страница 14: ...device functions as detailed below Language Choose the default language for the Star Adventurer mini Console Night Mode Tap and choose On or Auta to get a black background with red text This mode is...
Страница 15: ...ss while using SAM control SAM via the internet or to save battery power When you select STA mode SAM will join an existing WiFi network To use STA Mode select it then set the SSID and Password for th...
Страница 16: ...t by matching the view in the polar scope eyepiece to the view given by the Polar Clock Utility provided in the Star Adventurer mini Console NOTE Because the Equatorial Wedge is such a highly recommen...
Страница 17: ...cope llluminator and Polar Scope making sure that you do not disturb the position of the tripod Now you can attach your 32 HOOO Bel 9 Back 1 30 PM Polar Clock Utility Location Ni 1md iH IJI Southern H...
Страница 18: ...f required Attach SAM to the Equatorial Wedge _ _ i RI rein T Ji l LiStr lJ I 1 Sl1m Oct1nlJ ___ ooo Bell 9 1 30 PM Back Polar Clock Utility Location Northern Hemisphere t IMIM 1 114 Local longitude 1...
Страница 19: ...adjustable If this happens you will need to unscrew the eyepiece from the polar scope manually centre the glass reticule as best you can then reinsert the screw that had lost contact 36 Aim your polar...
Страница 20: ...e near the eyepiece NOTE Two of the screws are hidden from view in this photo CAUTION DO NOT over tighten the screws as you may crack the glass reticule inside the eyepiece of the polar scope Level Mo...
Страница 21: ...econd mounting screw Attach a second ball mount and camera and double your photographic productivity With its versatile design the Fine Tuning Mounting Assembly is a must have accessory particularly i...
Страница 22: ...r Then click on Update Press and hold the power button for about 5 second to turn off the power The next time you power up SAM the new firmware will take effect If you encounter a power loss during th...
Страница 23: ...ately 10 field for precision polar alignment to NCP and SCP Power Internal 2 x AA batteries External via micro USB Duration of operation Up to 24 hour with 2 x AA batteries Temperature Range 10 40 C D...