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2 The LVI SmartGuider 2 Imaging Control System comes complete
with the dedicated MGA opto-relais box which connects onto all of your imaging
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LVI-SmartGuider - SG
2,
including the MGA Controlbox which controls a variety of Canon, Nikon,
Pentax and Sony DSLR cameras and many more features.
More information about the LVI SG 2 and download files
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146 1810
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EUR 425.- |
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SmartGuider SG 2, including Imaging Control System - the future in high performance
astrophotography
Hot Product 2010 by
Sky&Telescope
Any
Astro-Photographer very well knows that perfect autoguiding is
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for achieving pinpoint
resolution in spite of the many hours required for collecting light with
various filters and modern CCDs and DSLR-cameras. But that's not all.
Successful imaging is the result of a complex process that requires various
electronical components to flawlessly cooperate in unison. However - in many
cases, this process is not flawless as too many different devices must be
controlled at once through a PC or Laptop.
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ADVANCED DSLR CONTROL with SG 2 -REFLEX(TM)
The SG 2
REFLEX-software implemented into the MGA-device controls a variety of Canon,
Nikon, Pentax and Sony cameras by offering the same control parameters that are
usually managed by second party commercial software.
- Single shot
exposure or multiple exposure control
- Bracketing
- when activated the camera automatically images in a user-defined sequence
- Time out
control between consecutive exposures - for sensor cooling.
- Mirror lock
- prevents vibrations caused by mirror flip prior to releasing the
shutter
- Dark frame
capture - when activated, the camera automatically starts taking
darks
- Time out -
When activated the DSLR starts to capture images after a preset time
only
- Statistical
info - two screens in the SG2 hand control unit display all preset
parameters
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ADVANCED SG 2-FOCUS CONTROL
The SG 2 FOCUS-software in the
MGA unit controls the Starlight-FeatherTouch MSM-motor focuser - as well as
Baader-Steeltrack focusers equipped with
Baader-Steeldrive. The MGA also does supply power to the focus motor
through 3 x AA batteries mounted inside the MGA unit - and it supports
following operations:
- Focuser model
selection - selects your model of focuser from an internal
database
- Automatic
calibration - automatically calibrates for absolute focus position (homing)
- Temperature
compensation - compensates for temperature induced focus offset by reading
the thermo probe
- Temperature
coefficient self-learning - automatic "self-learning" function of
temperature coefficient
- Permanent
saving - permanently saves a preset T-coefficient.
- Manual
adjustment - supports manual fine adjustment/override of preset
T-coefficient.
- Statistical
info - provides statistical info and displays preset parameters via the SG
2 hand control
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ADVANCED SG 2-AUTOGUIDING
The autoguiding port in the MGA
unit features state of the art optocoupled ports enabling non-simultaneous
corrections of RA and DEC axis individually. These elaborate control functions
are vital for perfect autoguiding also with older Losmandy #492 "Digital Drive"
(and the like) mounts. A dedicated AUTOSTAR port enables perfect autoguiding
with all Meade mounts equipped with Autostar #497 (LX90 and LXD55/75). It
offers an ease of use never before thought possible.
In comarison to the
LVI SG1 Guider newly implemented software functions:
- DITHERING:
enables an ever so small small frame displacement between single guiding frames
when activated. This procedure kills cold pixels ("black holes" in the raw
image) prevailant in any guiding camera, while the celestial target remains
perfectly stationary at the imaging sensor of the CCD- or
DSLR-camera
- PULSE
GUIDE: controlls and finetunes the duration of corrective pulses. Together
with the AGGRESSIVENESS-function, this new function helps to eliminate
overcorrection (hysteresis)
- THRESHOLD:
supports the removal of hot pixels by adjusting the background noise level.
Pixels having an ADU value lower than threshold value are not considered by
SmartGuider 2 camera while searching for a guide star. This avoids hot pixels
from beeing recognized as fake stars.
- MAX
EXPOSURE: limits maximum exposure time to adjust on camera sensitivity
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pdf - DOWNLOADS: (from
left to right): LVI SG2 + MGA connecting and accessories diagram, technical
data of the system, complete flux diagram of the software and the LVI
SmartGuide SG 2 in an overview.
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LVI-Cable REF, Can1 – for Canon xxx(x)D
and Pentax, length 2m
 please refer to
this drawing to see which
Canon models can be used with cable # 146 5010 |
146 5010
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EUR 10.- |
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LVI-Cable REF, Can2 – for Canon
x(x)D, length 2m
please refer to
this drawing to see which
Canon models can be used with cable # 146 5015 |
146 5015
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EUR 14.- |
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LVI-Cable REF, Nikon 1/ Fujifilm, length
1m (coiled)
please refer to
this drawing to see which
Nikon/Fuji models can be used with cable # 146 5020 |
146 5020
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EUR 18.- |
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LVI-Kabel REF, Nikon 2, length 1m
(coiled), for Nikon D70 und D80 |
146 5021
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EUR 18.- |
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LVI-Kabel REF, Nikon 3, length 1m
(coiled), for Nikon D90 und D5000 |
146 5022
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EUR 18.- |
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LVI-Cable REF, Sony / Minolta, length
2m
please refer to
this drawing to see which
Sony/Minolta models can be used with cable # 146 5025 |
146 5025
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EUR 18.- |
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LVI-Cable FOC, length 2m |
146 5030
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EUR 10.- |
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LVI-Cable LXD, length 2m, coiles, compatible with LVI-SG2 |
146 5035
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EUR 12.- |
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LVI-Cable LX, length 2m, same as ST-4 cable
(included in SG2 basic outfit) |
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LVI -Vix Adapter
working
with SG1 + SG2 |
146 5045
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EUR 29.- |
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LVI -Tak Adapter
working
with SG1 + SG2 |
146 5050
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EUR 35.- |
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 pdf-file with instruction manual. |
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