Maximising Star Adventurer 2i

Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i - WiFi
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Campbell Muir avatar
Campbell Muir avatar

Morning folks,

What with the weather being so bad in the uk at the moment I want to maximise imaging time on top of my main rig.

I already own the star adventurer mini but have just bought the SA2i 2nd hand and want to guide and auto focus even if the guiding is just in the RA.

I have a pi unit with Stellarmate on it but that is just very frustrating to use despite the interface looking the part it’s just not reliable.

Has anybody but a mini rig like this and had success. Below is the imaging setup I’ll use, a. 500D, Sigma 105, eaf and asi120mm.

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Not using the Asi533mc pro on this setup, the dslr preview in autofocus has a strange preview where it looks like it detects light but the resolution is way off and monochrome. Tried it with the asiair and it’s better but still b&w preview.

Has anybody built a system on this SA that works reliable?

Thanks

Campbell

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andrea tasselli avatar
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Not exactly alike but my portable rig is driven by a laptop (or miniPC) using APT for DSLR and mount control. I don't need guiding since my PE is tiny, much below the image scale I get with the 135/300mm lenses. APT is soooo much better than anything else I have tried including NINA when using a DSLR.
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andrea tasselli · Mar 12, 2026 at 09:21 AM

Not exactly alike but my portable rig is driven by a laptop (or miniPC) using APT for DSLR and mount control. I don't need guiding since my PE is tiny, much below the image scale I get with the 135/300mm lenses. APT is soooo much better than anything else I have tried including NINA when using a DSLR.

Thanks for the reply, APT is a great bit of software, I used to use it and it was very reliable. I suppose I’ve been using the asiair and find it just so reliable and compact but just feeling too tight to buy a second one so tried using Stellarmate.