Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi
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Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi is a Portable GoTo equatorial mount for wide lenses and short telephoto imaging.
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Specifications
Mount
- Mount type
- Portable GoTo equatorial mount
- Modes
- Equatorial tracking
Capacity
- Payload
- 5 kg / 11 lb
- Mount weight
- 2.6 kg / 5.7 lb mount head
Derived specs
- Payload-to-weight ratio
- 1.9:1
Tracking
- Drive
- Miniature DC servo motor
- Transmission
- Copper worm gear and aluminum alloy wheel
- Tracking rates
- Sidereal, solar, lunar
Setup
- Latitude range
- 0°-70°
- Dovetail saddle
- Vixen-style dovetail
- Counterweights
- 2.3 kg / 5 lb counterweight included
- Counterweight shaft
- Dual-tilt removable counterweight rod
- Polar scope
- Built-in illuminated polar scope
Control
- Power
- DC 12V or 8× AA batteries
- Controller
- SynScan Pro app; optional SynScan hand controller
- Communication
- USB / Wi-Fi / autoguider / DSLR
- Guide port
- ST4-compatible autoguider port
- Operating temperature
- -10 °C to 50 °C
Astrophotography Fit
A portable tracking platform for lenses, small refractors, and travel sessions.
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi is a midrange Portable GoTo equatorial mount for portable tracking. Rated payload: 5 kg / 11 lb.
Trackers are at their best with wide lenses and short telephotos, where polar alignment and balance are manageable and small periodic error is not magnified too aggressively.
Best paired with
- DSLR or mirrorless cameras with wide to short-telephoto lenses
- Small ball head or lightweight declination bracket
- Short exposures, careful polar alignment, and travel power
Not recommended for
- Long focal length telescopes or heavy cooled-camera trains
- Automated meridian-flip deep-sky sessions without GoTo support
- Windy nights where a light tripod will dominate tracking error
Where To Buy
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| Retailer | Price | Availability | View Offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agena AstroProducts Agena AstroProducts | $679.00 | In stock Updated 9/19/2026 | View Offer - $679.00 |
| Astronomics Astronomics | $830.00 | In stock Updated 9/19/2026 | View Offer - $830.00 |
| Cloud Break Optics Cloud Break Optics | $830.00 | In stock Updated 9/20/2026 | View Offer - $830.00 |
| High Point Scientific High Point Scientific | $830.00 | In stock Updated 9/19/2026 | View Offer - $830.00 |
| Mile High Astronomy Mile High Astronomy | $830.00 | In stock Updated 9/20/2026 | View Offer - $830.00 |
| Starizona Starizona | $830.00 | In stock Updated 9/20/2026 | View Offer - $830.00 |
| Telescopes.net Telescopes.net | $830.00 | In stock Updated 9/19/2026 | View Offer - $830.00 |
Price History
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Astronomics Cloud Break Optics High Point Scientific Mile High Astronomy Starizona