Antlia Off Axis Guider and Filter Drawer Assembly
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Antlia Off Axis Guider and Filter Drawer AssemblyAntlia Off Axis Guider and Filter Drawer AssemblyAntlia Off Axis Guider and Filter Drawer AssemblyAntlia Off Axis Guider and Filter Drawer Assembly

Antlia Off Axis Guider and Filter Drawer Assembly

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About this product

Model:  antlia_oag_2FS
Part Number:  OAG-B-M48

The Antlia OAG and filter drawer assembly integrates both filter drawer and OAG into one seamless device.

This combined OAG and Filter Drawer provides flexure-free Off Axis Guiding and considerable weight saving (compared to separate OAG/Filter Wheel combinations).

Features

  • Large pick-off prism 12x12mm enables use of a larger guiding sensor for a greater selection of guide stars.
  • Mono-block (one-piece) design with OAG body directly connected to filter drawer.
  • Comfortably fits APS-C sensor and Full Frame sensor.
  •  Total thickness plus both side adapters only 37.5mm.
  •  Perfect for cameras with 17.5mm back focus distance without additional adapters.
  •  OAG is CNC machined from a single aluminium block for maximum rigidity.
  •  High-quality 1.25' helical focuser with generous 10mm travel ensures you will find optimum focus for your guide star.
  •  Adjustable prism height for optimum illumination of the auto-guider field of view. (The smaller the imaging sensor in your camera, the further down the prism can be set without interfering with sensor).
  •  Dovetail-type threaded adapters are attached to the body with grub screws, so they can be 360° rotated and locked to align with the telescope and camera.
  •  You can rotate the OAG 360° to find a guide star.
  •  A wide variety of adapters are provided to enable multiple configurations. Includes 7 popular threaded sizes: M42, M48, M54, and M68 male and female for both sides. (no M42 female)
  •  Filter sliders of 50mm diameter and 50x50mm square plus adapter rings for 1.25", 31mm and 36mm filters and other adapters can be ordered separately.

 

 

What's in the box

  • 1 x Off-Axis Guider Body,
  • 1 x Helical Focuser,
  • 1 x 2-inch (M48*0.75) Filter Slider,
  • 1 x M42-Male Adapter,
  • 1 x M48-Male Adapter,
  • 1 x M48-Female Adapter,
  • 1 x M54-Female Adapter,
  • 1 x M54-Male Adapter,
  • 1 x M68-Female Adapter,
  • 1 x M68-Male Adapter,
  • 1 x M42-6mm*1 for 12.5mm BFD,
  • 1 x M42-1.25-27mm

Customer reviews

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Excellent combined unit, but beware camera choice
13 June 2024  | 

This is a superb combined OAG and filter drawer, extremely rigid, no light leaks and a nice large prism that completely illuminates an SC2210 (ASI220MM) sensor giving loads of stars.

There is a wrinkle with this though: for standard 55mm backfocus setups, the OAG is NOT compatible with T2-attachment guide cameras despite the presence of T2 threads on the prism stalk. The focal plane of the prism is deep inside the stalk, so it absolutely requires a camera with a long 1.25" body that can position the sensor as close as possible, such as the ZWO guide cameras. Attempting to adapt a T2-threaded design probably won't work unless you also add spacers ahead of the imaging camera to push the focal plane outwards, but this then means your 55mm distance is lost so compatibility with focal reducers will suffer. This isn't strictly Antlia's fault as it's a consequence of 55mm backfocus as a standard, but worth knowing if like me you waste a lot of time struggling to understand why your guide camera sees nothing but defocused blur.

One other small concern that is easily rectified: the adhesive Antlia use to hold the magnets in place for the filter drawers is not thermally stable, so it 'runs' a little over time. Not anywhere near the optical surfaces or filters, just a little over the magnets themselves so that the drawer 'sticks' a tiny bit when inserting and removing. This is easily solved with a bit of IPA and a q-tip, but something to be aware of when taking delivery. Also, the prism stalk is most stable when it's snug against the unit so consider that the default, and if you must raise it upwards for some reason try to install some support like foam or rubber rings so it doesn't tip after a meridian flip etc.

In general though, this is the best unit of this type I've used and beats all the 'combined' versions like Askar M54 due to being both lighter and shorter optically. Hitting 55mm by default is also a HUGE help when assembling your optical train, cutting down on three or four sensitive sub-mm measurements, and the ability to place the guide camera upstream of the filter is a big advantage for guiding narrowband.


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Impressed
04 August 2023  | 

This feels like a substantial piece of kit. Handy thickness of 37.5mm means that perfect backfocus was achieved just attaching it to my ASI2600 camera (which already has 17.5mm). I set it up during the day time and then fin tuned on the first clear night. Lots of accessories included and the filter drawer has a good strong magnet to keep it closed, so no risk of it dropping to the ground. The large prism meant I had plenty of stars to choose from with my ZWO 290 mini camera. No vignetting when the prism was fully in, even with my APSC sized main camera sensor. I use a ZWO AM5 harmonic drive mount, so regularly get good guiding at approx 0.8rms. With the OAG this improved further to approx 0.5rms. Really impressed with it.

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