Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi REVIEW!

The Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi is a highly portable star tracker that was designed for astrophotography. It allows you to take long-exposure images of space by tracking the apparent movement of the night sky.

Unlike the original Star Adventurer, the GTi model also has the ability to find deep-sky objects in the night sky using the SynScan GoTo system.

Final Image Details:

• Total Exposure: 70 x 60-seconds at ISO 800 (1 hour, 10 minutes)
• Sky Conditions: High Clouds, Bortle 7
• Camera: Canon EOS Ra
• Filter: None
• Telescope/Lens: Canon EF 300mm F/4L (at F/4)
• Mount: Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi

Best Used For:

• Milky Way Photography
• Deep-Sky Astrophotography
• Nightscape Photography

What I Like:

• Overall Design and Function
• Robust wedge and Counterweight
• SynScan Pro Mobile App
• Built-in Illuminated Reticle

What I Don't Like:

• Only 11-lb Payload Capacity
• Polar Scope Cover (pops off way too easy)
• Tiny Azimuth Adjustment Knobs

I was not compensated in any way to review this product, nor did Sky-Watcher have any say in my review.

[SH_space]

This is a birth of a new generation in astrophotography!

[josephmahlmeister]

Thanks for the review Trevor, this looks like a very promising mount. I feel like I have made it my mission in life to find the ultimate portable EQ mount, and this one definitely ticks a lot of my boxes.

[mikeclose]

Thanks Trevor. This really looks awesome, being able to adjust and guide the Dec axis is such a huge step up. Can’t wait to upgrade to this version!

[alexandrucurtusan]

I love that SkyWatcher is adding more mounts to their collection ( :

[BDNADLER]

I am planing on taking a GTI to Sydney, Australia for the 2028 solar total eclipse. Never have I ever used a star tracker. Having purchased one almost four years in advance will provide me with a much needed opportunity to learn the trackerr and practice with it.

[dersupra]

Mine will be here saturnday! I'm so excited. I just got my first real setup. Redcat51, SW GTi, ASI585MCpro, ASI air, EAF. Can't wait to set this all up and get to shooting the skies

[AstroRDV]

Thanks Trevor, your work is wonderful and because of guys like you, there are a lot of fans of astrophotography (me included). I´ve been a frequent user of the Star Adventurer 2i, and today I received my brand new Star Adventurer GTI. A portable GoTo mount is a dream come true. Greetings from Colombia (South America)

[DrJ_MKE]

Thank for the review Trevor - always enjoyable. I just pre-ordered the GTi on April 28 and am looking forward to my very first star tracker mount. Up until now, I have been using the motor drive that came with my Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ. It is a very basic motor drive, but it did help me get into astrophotography. I recently upgraded to a 70mmED doublet scope, so I am very pumped up and waiting for this mount so I can increase my exposure times and collect more data. I hope the shipping is not too delayed !

[RogerFranksSr]

Thanks Trevor! I always enjoy watching your channel and glad you did this short review on the new GTi. I just ordered mine, will be upgrading from the 2i.

[briansture]

The bearings and structure of this design are very tough. Properly balanced you can easily extend the weight load beyond the 11 lbs to at least one-third more. The key is good balance and a very sturdy tripod. Do a thorough test of balance in the range of mount movement the photograph will be taken. Take nothing for granted, do the tests. Your biggest threat to doing this is wind, chose low wind nights.
Extra or larger weight will be needed, this will enable you to keep the weight closer to the mount which limits axial inertia.
Weight in this position acts like a stabilizer to the mount.

[wtua]

I just received this mount a few days ago and got it all set up with my mini-PC, Canon RP camera and Samyang 135mm f/2.0 lens. Your review helped make up my mind awhile back and I also have an AZ-GTi version which gave me fits when I 'converted' it to EQ mode. This GTi mount makes things so much easier. I can't wait foe the 2023 Okie-Tex Star Party coming up next week to use it in the dark skies!

[jamesdougan]

it looks more sturdy than the non-goto earlier trackers congratulations sky-watcher on the first goto tracker looking forward to seeing how it performs another high quality video trevor . great info cheers

[Dave-ctjk]

Oh my God. I've been using the star adventurer for 2 years and I've been looking for a goto for me for a year. This will be it I think. Let the research begin!

[fluxx]

I just wanna say thankyou for inspiring me to get into Astro photography, although I have an 11 year old dslr that’s really all I need and although it’s not the best I manages to stumble apon the Orion Nebula aboit a week ago and the amount of joy I felt when I zoomed in on the image and realised it was the Orion Nebula like you really have to do it yourself to feel how good it is to find something like that as a starter astrophotographer. I cannot Thankyou enough cause this is the best thing I’ve ever done. Thankyou, I absolutely love your videos, I hope I can get to your level one day.

[rogermachler]

Ich habe es soeben ausgepackt und drehe fast durch wie grossartig das Ding ist. Vielen Dank für Deine Überzeugung von dieser Montierung. :-) Roger von der Schweiz

[corinlewis]

Great video Travor of the SA GTI goto mount, I enjoyed it, clear skies 🙂🌠

[dw.in.michigan]

Great video. Looking forward to more as you continue to use this mount. Thanks for clarifying that it can be easily attached to a regular tripod. Nico touched on it in his review, but didn't really say specifically, so I wasn't sure if it required additional hardware to adapt to a standard tripod.

[Wolfie]

Thanks for a great review. Very excited to buy one of these as soon as they become available. It will be a nice upgrade from the Az-Gti in EQ mode I am currently taking on my travels.

[sheraleeparkins]

I have just pre-ordered mine. Can't wait to try it out.

[johnfurr]

This is a product I wish existed 35 years ago when I used to do time lapse photography on film... I recently bought a telescope for my wife who loves looking at the moon, but I'm sure adding this to my wish list since I still prefer my SLR even though it is now a DSLR.

Also cool to see review and immediately see a brick bungalow that just has to be in southern ontario and to hear the reviewer's ontario accent. Makes the review more trustworthy to me.