I think they're almost the same, the star adventurer needs 4 AA batteries and they seem to last more than the integrated lithium one on the skyguider. the SA also has wifi
#which Startracker to buy?
spice reef
@wild shuttle @subtle wind have them
eternal lily
Skyguider pro battery lasts a long ass time and you can plug in an in external battery if you want more.
wild shuttle
Skyguider pro battery lasts a long ass time and you can plug in an in external b...
I haven't charged mine for roughly 2 months
and its still doing great
eternal lily
Yeah you'll get several nights out of a charge. Only thing I dislike is that you need to have the bloody thing on to check the charge state.
wild shuttle
Yeah you'll get several nights out of a charge. Only thing I dislike is that you...
I always keep it off while its charging and when I wanna check I just flip the switch and turn it right back off to see the light
not too bad
eternal lily
I can't attest for quality the skywatcher tracker but the ioptron one is built like a tank.
wild shuttle
yeah
My biggest complaint is the base
it can be tiny bit wobbly if you dont tighten it down all the way
and the alt/azimuth screws are really cheap
but its not all that bad
the base from william optics would be a great upgrade but its really expensive
eternal lily
I have the wo wedge. The skywatcher one is better by all accounts and the Dec is better too on skywatcher.
inner ravine
the skyguider is weirdly expensive here in europe, 699 vs 419. Both without the tripod
eternal lily
They come up 2nd hand quite often and there is very little to go wrong, so worth considering checking.
buoyant flame
I also consider that iOptron offers a 1 yr warranty (90 day on battery) and Sky-Watcher offers 2yr. iOptron integrated battery can not be changed in the field where Sky-Watcher can, however both can be powered externally via usb port. Sky-Watcher polar scope illuminator is pretty dumb imho (worst feature I think), but I rarely used it anyway.
wild shuttle
the skyguider is weirdly expensive here in europe, 699 vs 419. Both without the ...
Nah
If its $700 you were looking at the ipolar version
which comes with an electronic polar scope
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Yeah that's just not right
im not sure why its priced so high
inner ravine
imported from the us maybe?
wild shuttle
Maybe
inner ravine
the rc71 is literally double because of that
wild shuttle
on other shops its about the normal price
