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Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set

Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set

par Player One
UGC POA-MINIGS
$99.00 - $99.00
$99.00
$99.00 - $99.00
$99.00
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  • Compact and lightweight guidescope solution
  • Designed for use with dedicated astronomy guide cameras
  • Enables precise autoguiding for sharper, longer exposures
  • Ideal for portable and wide-field imaging setups
  • Simplifies the process of adding tracking correction to your mount
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  • Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set

    The Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set is engineered as a dedicated, all-in-one solution for adding precise autoguiding to your astrophotography setup. This system provides the essential optical hardware needed to lock onto a guide star, allowing your mount to make the micro-corrections necessary for capturing sharp, round stars during long exposures. Its compact form factor is specifically intended for portable and wide-field imaging rigs where minimizing weight and complexity is critical.

    Compact Autoguiding for Portable Imaging Rigs

    This guiding set is built for the imager on the go. By integrating a 5-100mm CS-mount zoom lens with a 40mm lens holder and CS adapter, it allows you to add powerful tracking correction without upsetting the balance of your primary telescope. It's an ideal match for wide-field refractors and camera lenses, where a bulky, heavy guidescope would be impractical and introduce flexure.

    Lightweight Design for Fast Setup and Stable Tracking

    Every component in the Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set is chosen to keep weight to a minimum. This ensures it can be supported by common finder-style dovetail shoes, making installation straightforward on most telescopes. The reduced mass helps prevent differential flexure—a common issue where the guidescope and main telescope sag at different rates, leading to trailed stars even with perfect guiding.

  • What is the primary purpose of the Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set?

    The Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set is designed to function as a complete optical system for autoguiding. When paired with a guide camera, it allows your equatorial mount to track celestial objects with high precision, resulting in sharper astrophotographs with round stars, especially during exposures longer than a minute.

    What kind of telescope is the Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set best for?

    This guiding set is ideal for portable, wide-field imaging setups. This includes small refractors (like a RedCat 51 or Zenithstar 61) and telephoto camera lenses used for astrophotography. Its lightweight nature prevents it from overloading small mounts or causing balance issues.

    Can I use the Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set as a finder scope?

    Yes, with a camera rather than an eyepiece. The set has no eyepiece holder: the 5-100mm CS lens is made for a guide camera. Player One notes that its guiding cameras fitted with the 5-100mm CS lens can be used as a guider or as a finder, showing the field on your computer screen so you can locate and center objects before beginning your imaging session.

    Will this guiding set work for imaging the Orion Nebula (M42) with a small refractor?

    Absolutely. The Orion Nebula (M42) is a large, bright target well-suited for wide-field refractors. The Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set will allow you to take multi-minute exposures to capture the faint, extended nebulosity without star trailing, which is essential for a detailed image of this object.

    What else do I need to start autoguiding with the Player One 100mm Mini Guiding Set?

    To create a complete autoguiding system, you will need:

    • A dedicated autoguiding camera (e.g., Player One Ceres or Sedna series; planetary cameras are too big for this set)
    • An equatorial mount with an ST-4 guide port or ASCOM pulse-guiding capability
    • A laptop or mini-PC running guiding software like PHD2

    Is a mini guide scope sufficient for a large Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (SCT)?

    For larger, long-focal-length telescopes like an 8" or 11" SCT, a mini guide scope can be challenging. The risk of differential flexure between the small guide scope and the heavy main telescope is higher. For these systems, an Off-Axis Guider (OAG) is often the more stable and reliable solution.

  • Focal Length 5-100mm (CS-mount zoom lens)
    Camera-side connection CS-mount male
    Recommended sensor 1/3" guiding cameras (not planetary cameras)

    • 5-100mm CS lens

      × 1

    • 40mm diameter lens holder

      × 1

    • CS adapter

      × 1

  • Player One 2-Year Warranty