Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i Multi-Function Mount Astro Package – S20510 Sky-Watcher

The Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Multi-Function Mount is the perfect lightweight solution for astronomy with a small telescope!  Attach your DSLR camera and lens for cool time-lapse photography with the help of an innovative, user friendly Mode Dial that has multiple pre-programmed time settings.  

The Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i is a great travel companion, especially for times when you want to do some photography of an event as well as have a telescope handy for viewing.  An eclipse trip comes to mind here, but so does travel to our beautiful National Parks—just think of the great Milky Way shots you could take over the Grand Canyon, or at Bryce Canyon!

The 2i features built-in WiFi and also contains preprogrammed parameters that will assist you in creating interesting time-lapse videos with your DSLR. Download the free Star Adventurer app to control all aspects of nightscape and eclipse photography as well as time lapses and much more!

Star Adventurer Astro Package with Dec Bracket

The Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer is a high precision, portable celestial tracking mount that is capable of single axis auto-guiding in RA, or right ascension.  The Astro Package comes with a Dec bracket so that adjustments to declination can also be made. This package also comes with an illuminator for the built-in polar scope.

The weight capacity of the Star Adventurer mount is approximately 11 pounds, or 5 kilograms. A Vixen-style saddle plate is provided, allowing you to attach a small telescope to the mount.  Alternately, a 1/4-20 threaded bolt on the top of the mount will accept DSLR cameras. 

Multiple tracking and time-lapse modes 

There are several different tracking modes available, allowing you to compensate for the speed with which different objects move through the sky, or to do time-lapse photography from 2 hours on up.  There is even a 1/2 sidereal (12x) tracking mode that will let an instrument rotate a full 360 degrees during an exposure.

This super portable mount can operate on just four AA batteries

The SkyWatcher Star Adventurer 2i Multi-Function Mount can run on four AA batteries for up to 72 hours of continuous tracking.  A mini USB port is also available to support external USB power and for upgrades to the firmware. 

This mount weighs under 4 pounds and there are plenty of optional accessories available, too, including a Latitude EQ Base, a Counterweight Kit, and a Ball Head Adapter.  The Star Adventurer Mount will connect to any tripod with either a 1/4-20 or a 3/8-inch threaded bolt or quick release plate.