Vixen Polarie – Star Tracker Mount

The Vixen Polarie is an important accessory, that enables you to capture sharp, point-like images of the stars and stunninjg shots of the Milkyway using a standard DSLR Camera. It has been developed to track the stars and to compensate for the movement of the earth and is extremely simple and compact designed for use in every location on earth.

If you have ever viewed a romantic, starry sky, you will surely have felt the desire to capture it on a camera but if you have tried to do this, you will know that it’s really not all that easy. This is because you need to have multiple exposures of several minutes if you want to photograph the stars. As our earth is always turning on its axis, the stars keep moving as time passes and as a result, in the photo become they long streaks of light on photographs. Today’s digital technology gives us the option of obtaining shorter exposure times by increasing the sensitivity of the sensor, but, unfortunately, this dramatically increases picture noise and the picture becomes very noisy and harsh. This makes it extremely difficult to take beautiful images of the night sky. For this reason, the Vixen company has developed the Polarie Star Tracker, which eliminates the problem of star migration. When you attach your camera to the Polarie, the device will track in the opposite direction of the earth’s rotation and this allows for sharp, point-like images of the starry sky even when using very long exposure times.

The multi-functional mode dial is adjustable for sky- and landscape-, moon-, sun- and star-tracking. Also included: USB connection for external power supply and a built-in compass for quick orientation. Available as optional extra accessories are a polar finder telescope for exact alignment with the celestial pole for long-exposure photography and a tripod.

Spec:

• Tracking speed: Sidereal, 0.5x sidereal, Sun, Moon
• Fine adjustment: F57, 6mm worm wheel with 144 teeth
• Polar axis: F 40mm
• Drive: High-precision stepper motor:
• Bearing capacity: approx. 2kg incl. ball head
• Orientation aperture: Field of vision 8.9° vinclinometer: 0° to 70°
• Miscellaneous: Built-in compass (removable)
• Power supply: 2x AA batteries (compatible with alkaline, Ni-MH, Ni-CD batteries) or external power supply. Compatible with USB mini-B
• Drive voltage: AA batteries: DC2,4-3.0V, Max. 0.6A
• External power supply: DC4,4-5,25V, max. 0.3A
• Operating time: approx. 2 hours with alkaline batteries
• Approx. 20 hours with external power supply at 20°C with 2kg payload
• Operating temperature: 0° to 40°
• Dimensions: 95mm x 137mm x 58mm
• Weight: 740g without batteries
• Body material: Aluminium
• Colour: White
• Field of application: Long exposure Astro-Photography, DSLR
• Optional accessories available: Polar finder telescope, tripod, QPL compass & ball head adapter

Whats included:

1. 1x Star Tracker Camera Mount (Tripod or other accessories not included)
   
2. Batteries required: Yes (unless using a separate power adapter)