Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi WiFi GoTo ALT-AZIMUTH Mount & Tripod

Product Highlights

• Motorized Computer-Controlled AZ Mount
• Built-In WiFi Module for Remote Control
• Free Android & iOS SynScan Pro WiFi App
• 42,900+ Object Database
• Day/Night Assisted Alignment Procedures
• PEC and Backlash Compensation
• 11-pound Payload Capacity
• Vixen-Style Dovetail Saddle
• Adjustable-Height Aluminum Tripod
• Pier Extension Adds Height

The exciting new lightweight and highly portable Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi Alt-Azimuth Mount, with it's built-in WiFi module, has been designed to be controlled wirelessly with your Smartphone or Tablet, using the free SynScan App for iOS or Android.
The AZ-GTi creates it’s very own Wi-Fi network, so the mount can be used anywhere, without any reliance on other WiFi networks. After entering your coordinates into the App and following a simple alignment procedure, you are ready to explore the universe using the App’s intuitive touchscreen menu. The AZ-GTi and SynScan App provides full computerised GO-TO control, allowing your telescope to be automatically slewed to any one of the objects in the App’s extensive database of 10,000+ celestial objects.

Incorporates Sky-Watcher’s Freedom-Find™ patented Dual-Encoder Technology, which allows the telescope to be moved manually in either axis without the mount losing its positional information. This gives the user enormous freedom, convenience and flexibility during observational sessions.  The mount is quiet in operation, has a payload capacity of up to 5kg and accepts telescopes with standard 45mm Dovetail Bars.

Main Features:

• Controller: Free SynScan App for iOS and Android mobile device or Synscan Hand Controller (available separately)
• SynScan App Database: Total 10,000+ Objects. Deep Sky Objects: 10759, including Messier, NGC, IC, Caldwell Catalogues, Named DSOs, Named Stars: 305, Double Stars: 55, Solar system objects: 7 planets, Sun , Moon. (Unlimited objects when working with a 3rd party planetarium software).
• SynScan App Alignment Method:  Brightest Star Alignment, North-Level Alignment
• SynScan App's Other Features:  Tonight's Best Sky Tour, Point and Go with a mobile device, Identification of Celestial Objects, Remote control over Internet, User defined objects, Pointing Accuracy Enhancement (PAE)
• Pointing Accuracy: Up to 10 arc-minute (RMS)
• Resolution: 2073600 Counts/Rev., 0.625 arc-second
• Resolution of Aux. R.A./Dec. Axis Encoders: 1068 Counts/Rev., approx. 20 arc-minutes
• Freedom-Find™ Dual-Encoder Technology
• Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Lunar, Solar, Alignment-Free Solar Tracking
• Slewing Speeds: 0.5X, 1.0x, 8.0x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x, 400x, 800x
• Tracking Mode: Dual Axis Tracking
• Motor: DC Servo Motor, Gear Ratio 6480
• Payload Capacity: 5kg
• 45mm Sky-Watcher/Vixen type dovetail saddle
• Interface: SynScan Hand Control Port, DSLR Shutter Release Port (optional cables available separately), Built-in Wi-Fi Module
• Connectivity:  ASCOM platform for Windows PC, Mobile planetarium App for iOS and Android ( SkySafari Plus/Pro, more are coming).
• Network Protocol: UDP, Port 11880
• 3/8" Screw Fittings (tripod/mount)
• Adjustable Aluminium Tripod with Accessory Tray
• Height of Tripod/Mount (excl. OTA): 80.5cm - 152cm
• Mount Head Weight: 1.3kg
• Total Weight with Tripod: 3.9kg
• Power Requirement: 8 AA Size Batteries (not supplied) or External Power Supply (DC 7.5~14V, 0.75A) Tip Positive.
• Sky-Watcher 7Ah or 17Ah  Power Tank Recommended.

Mount

• Motorized alt-azimuth design
• Integrated WiFi module allows for direct connection to smartphones without the need for routers or Internet connection
• DC servo motors precisely move the mount on both axes with minimum vibration
• Dual encoders on each axis maintain alignment, even when mount is moved by hand, letting you move the mount manually across the sky while keeping GoTo functionality
• Altitude and azimuth clutch knobs enable easy manual movement
• SNAP port allows optional remote shutter-release cables to be connected to mount for advanced astrophotography
• Runs on eight user-supplied AA batteries or optional 12VDC power cord

Tripod and Extension Pier

• Adjustable-height aluminum-legged tripod
• Max height: 43.3"
• Max leg spread: 42.3"
• Spiked feet provide greater stability on rough, uneven, and soft ground
• Center tray holds accessories such as eyepieces, filters, phones, and flashlights
• Extension pier placed between the tripod and mount head adds height for more comfortable viewing without sacrificing stability or increasing vibration when the OTA is pointed at or near the zenith 

SynScan App

• Free app for Android and iOS devices
• Align, move, and control mount wirelessly
• Automatic day, date, time, and location using the device's GPS unit
• 42,900+ object database, similar to the conventional SynScan hand controller
• Sky tour shows best deep sky objects visible at a specific day/date/time
• Solar, lunar, sidereal tracking rates
• Slew speeds: 0.5x, 1x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x, 400x, 600x, Max (800x/3.4°/sec)
• Assisted nighttime and daytime alignment procedures
• Periodic error correction (PEC) allows user to train out intrinsic tracking errors and save them into the permanent memory to improve GoTo and tracking accuracy over time
• Backlash compensation eliminates the backlash experienced when gears stop and settle for improved GoTo and slewing accuracy
• DSLR shutter release and exposure control enable long-exposure, time-lapse, and other advanced astrophotography techniques to be controlled by the app through the SNAP port on mount

Database Details:

• Solar system, including moon, sun, and planets
• NGC catalog
• IC catalog
• Messier catalog
• Caldwell catalog
• SAO catalog
• Named stars
• Double (binary) stars
• Variable stars
• User-defined celestial and terrestrial objects

Specifications