Connect the StarSense Autoguider to your motorized Celestron alt-az or equatorial mount for easy telescope alignment and more precise go-to tracking. The device aligns your scope in minutes with the press of a button, and improves the accuracy of your mount's go-to function to greatly enhance your long-exposure images. It will also walk you through a complete polar alignment in as little as five minutes. Equipped with a 4-element optical system, a Sony CMOS monochrome image sensor, and an onboard computer with free software and firmware updates, the StarSense Autoguider can be operated with a NexStar+ hand controller, with the SkyPortal app on your smartphone, or with Celestron's CPWI computer software.

Aligns Telescope to Night Sky    Autoguides Mount for Precise Tracking    Centers Objects in Field of View    4-Element Optical Design    Sony IMX290-DLL CMOS Sensor    Computer with Software/Firmware Updates    Control with NexStar+ or SkyPortal App    Compatible with CPWI Software

The StarSense Autoguider aligns your telescope to the night sky in about three minutes with the press of a button. It "sees" star patterns overhead and matches them to its internal database to automatically orient the telescope, so you can spend more time observing and imaging.

Instead of simply placing celestial objects within the telescope's field of view, the Autoguider places them in the center of the field, even if you're using a high-powered eyepiece or today's small imaging sensors.

Your targets are crisp and detailed, while background stars look like sharp pinpoints, never oblong or streaky.

The autoguider dramatically simplifies the polar alignment process. Simply follow the on-screen instructions on the hand control or in the CPWI software, and you can complete a full polar alignment in less than five minutes.

The StarSense Autoguider features a high-quality 4-element optical design devised by the famed optical designer Mark Ackermann. The optical tube is threaded to accept 2" astronomical filters. Add an IR-pass filter to align your mount in twilight or a neutral density filter for daytime focusing. The device also includes an onboard computer and a highly sensitive Sony IMX290-DLL monochrome CMOS image sensor, all working together to provide exceptional guiding accuracy. You can view a live image from the camera via your PC if desired.

Advanced users can fine-tune their autoguiding setup via CPWI's advanced settings. You can enable dithering options to move the mount slightly between camera sub-exposures, which may help your image processing software perform at its best. You can also guide on a comet via CPWI, simply select the comet from the software's regularly updated database of more than 100,000 celestial objects. Your purchase grants you access to all subsequent software and firmware updates.

You choose how you want to control your StarSense Autoguider. It works with your NexStar+ hand control, CPWI telescope control software via a wired PC connection or Wi-Fi (with a Wi-Fi-enabled mount or the SkyPortal Wi-Fi Module accessory). The autoguider also works with the rest of your Celestron accessories for a seamless solution that fits in perfectly with your telescope setup.

StarSense Autoguider works with most current Celestron computerized mounts, both German equatorial and alt-azimuth. It is compatible with the following mounts:

• Advanced VX
• CGX
• CPC, CPC DX
• NexStar Evolution
• NexStar SE Series
• CGEM II
• CGX
• CGEM / CGEM DX
• CGE Pro

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will this work with celestron avx 8-n?

A: The iOptron iGuider Autoguider System has not been tested with the Celestron Advanced VX, so there is no definitive answer for this.

Q: 2. I'm a amateur astronomer looking for a telescope with clear,crisp views. Is this the right telescope for me?

A: Excellent choice. Very bright with fine eyepieces. B&H #1 seller

Q: 3. Can you attach a DSLR camera to it?

A: You are able to mount a DSLR camera onto the Celestron StarSense Explorer 114mm f/4 Tabletop Dobsonian Telescope two ways. One way is to remove the eyepiece, and replace it with a T mount, and the appropriate dedicated camera T mount adapter. To see what T mount adapter you need, it will depend on the actual DSLR you want to mount. For example, here is one for Canon DSLRs with the Canon EF mount: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/261256-REG/Celestron_93419_T_Mount_SLR_Camera_Adapter.html and here is a T mount: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/202135-REG/Celestron_93625_SLR_35mm_OR_Digital.html The other way to mount a DSLR camera onto the Celestron StarSense Explorer 114mm f/4 Tabletop Dobsonian Telescope, is by using the T mount adapter, and the Novagrade T-Mount Digiscoping Adapter connected to each other, and that way you can create photographs taking advantage of the magnification of the eyepiece, (When you replace the eyepiece you loose all the magnification of the eyepiece) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1142995-REG/novagrade_ua_00t1_01_t_mount_adapter.html

Q: 4. Does the app run without needing to use cellular data for directions to point at the desired object? Most of the dark-skies locations around me are in areas with little or no cell.coverage.

A: The StarSense Explorer app uses your phone's camera to stream a constant series of images and compare them to an internal database to identify the starfield and determine its location. This "Lost in Space Algorithm" is more precise than typical astronomy apps and does not require a cell signal to work—so you can use it even when you're far off the grid.

Q: 5. Are there supposed to be 2 eyepieces? The 10mm + Barlow’s. I bought this and we only got the 25mm

A: Yes, 2 eyepieces would be included 1.25" 25mm Eyepiece and a 1.25" 10mm Eyepiece

Q: 6. Does this telescope come with a 1.25" eyepiece adapter?

A: The Celestron StarSense Explorer 8" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope BH #CESSE203DOBT • MFR #22470 comes with a 1.25" eyepiece adapter.

Q: 7. Will I be able to see the rings of Saturn with this straight out of the box?

A: It will depend on the position of Saturn to the earth. The telescope also comes with (2) eyepieces, very possible when used with the more powerful 10mm eyepiece.

Q: 8. Four questions, is it compatible to Samsung Galaxy? Do the lenses contain eye cups to block out external light? What the maximum degrees of altitude for viewing on the tripod? What is the maximum height of the tripod? My last telescope made it difficult if not impossible to view anything above 40 degrees and when looking I had to actually get on my knees on the ground and no eyecups.

A: Yes it is compatible with any Android or Apple IOS smart phone. The eyepieces that come with the telescope do not have eyecups. Eyecups are not usually needed for astronomy since you are using the telescope in the dark or near dark conditions. There are optional eyepieces that you can buy that have eyecups.

Q: 9. Is it possible to mount an iPad mini to this telescope?

A: Sorry the clamp for the bracket dose not open that wide.

Q: 10. I am a first time telescope user looking for a telescope I can attach my small Olympus M4/3 camera to for astrophotography. Would this be a good one for that?

A: The ïdeal scope"for astro photography would be a Cassegrain type of reflector. However, you will not finf one in the $180. price range. With that said the next best would be a reflector like the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ 114mm f/9 AZ Reflector Telescope BH #CESSELT114R • MFR #22452 You will need a camera mount to attach to the scope. Celestron SLR (35mm OR Digital) Camera Adapter for All Refractor and Reflector Telescopes which Accept 1.25" Eyepieces - Requires Camera-Specific T-Mount Adapter BH #CETA1.25 • MFR #93625 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/202135-REG/Celestron_93625_SLR_35mm_OR_Digital.html And a T-ring to attach to your camera body. General Brand T-Mount SLR Camera Adapter for Four Thirds Cameras BH #GBTMOD • MFR #ATOD https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/631513-REG/General_Brand_ATOD_T_Mount_SLR_Camera_Adapter.html Those (2) pieces will now screw together.