SKY-WATCHER star adventurer mini User Manual

You now have your equipment set up and ready to go. Proceed to the
secon “Using the Star Adventurer mini Console for Astrophotography”.
Polar Alignment in the Southern Hemisphere
The simple polar alignment procedure described above is not possible
in the southern hemisphere due to the lack of any bright stars in the
vicinity of the SCP. For best results in obtaining an accurate polar
alignment, southern hemisphere users should get the oponal polar
scope to rene their polar alignments. Please refer to Advanced
Polar Alignment Procedure For Users In The Southern Hemisphere in
Appendix I.
Using the Star Adventurer mini Console For Astrophotography
Although astrophotography is technically more challenging than
Regular-Exposure Time-Lapse photography there are actually fewer
parameters to be concerned with. These are described below:
Exposure (Sec): Exposure should be set to a value that is suciently
long to record detail in the night me sky, which is typically longer
than 30 seconds. Be sure that your camera is aached to SAM via the
SNAP control cable, then set your exposure me in the Exposure eld.
Be sure to set your camera to BULB mode, otherwise your shuer will
close according to whatever shuer speed is selected on your camera.
Photo Interval (Sec): Taking mulple long exposures generates a heat
build-up in your camera. This heat can increase the amount of grain
(noise) in your picture. You can reduce this eect by giving the camera
some me to cool down between photos. A good place to start is to
set Photo Interval to half of the value you set for Exposure. SAM will
connue to track the object during the Photo Interval, then resume
with the next exposure once the Photo Interval has elapsed.
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SKY-WATCHER star adventurer mini Specifications

General

Brand	SKY-WATCHER
Model	star adventurer mini
Category	Camera Accessories
Language	English