ToupTek Astro's larger Off-Axis Guider OAG-X is upcoming. Designed with a larger prism and broader aperture, this guider is here to enhance your guiding experience.
- Prism Size: 14 x 10 mm
- Effective Clear Aperture: 14 x 7 mm
- Thickness: Only 17.5 mm
The OAG-X's expansive clear aperture is suitable for guiding cameras with a 1/1.8 inch or larger format, such as ToupTek Astro G3M178M, G3M678M, and G3M2210M. This allows for a broader field of view in guiding.
Why Choose the OAG-X?
With its large prism and wide aperture, the OAG-X captures and transmits more light, ensuring that the guiding camera's sensor receives a rich signal even in dim conditions. This means you can locate and track guide stars more easily and with greater flexibility when choosing guiding cameras.
Structural Details:
Dual Helical Focuser: Precise focusing and direct insertion of the guiding camera without a guiding scope.
Height Pad Module: Designed to be compatible with ToupTek Astro G3M series cameras with a long front shape and GPM series cameras, as well as guiding cameras from other brands where the distance between the sensor and CS interface is 12.5 mm.
This native height module on the OAG-X raises the swing-up focuser, improves adaptability to large outer-diameter focusers, and avoids interference between the OAG focuser and the telescope focuser in the original state of OAG-L.
OAG-X has six screw countersinks on the front plate for connection with the telescope, supporting front plate replacement with three thread options: M48, M54, and M68. The smaller screw hole on the thread is used to adjust the prism freely by loosening it.
There are 10 holes on the inner circle for connecting extenders, filter wheels, or filter drawers. Behind these accessories, the main camera can be attached. With M2.5 screws, six holes can be used to assemble the ToupTek Astro AFW filter wheel or filter drawer; the other four holes can be used to assemble filter wheels from some other brands.
Website: OAG-X Large Off-Axis Guider
