ZWO Astronomy Cameras
ZWO ASIAIR Plus WiFi Camera Controller - 256GB Version (2024)
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What it replacesField control
The laptop
It runs plate solving, autofocus, guiding, mount control and the imaging sequence from one small box driven by a phone or tablet. That removes a laptop, its screen glare and its battery from the field, which is why portable imagers adopted it so quickly.
StorageLarge
256 GB internal
Enough for many nights of full-frame subframes before you need to offload, which matters because modern cameras produce 50 to 100 MB per frame. Files transfer over WiFi or by pulling the drive.
Power distributionCable tidy
12 V outputs on board
It powers the mount, camera and dew heaters from its own ports, so one cable runs to the battery instead of five. Fewer cables around a rotating mount is a direct reduction in failed sessions.
CompatibilityCheck first
ZWO cameras only
The imaging camera and guide camera must be ZWO models; mounts and focusers from other brands are broadly supported, but the cameras are not. If your camera is a QHY or a Player One, this box is not for you.
ZWO Astronomy Cameras ZWO ASIAIR Plus WiFi Camera Controller - 256GB Version (2024)
$399