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{"category":"guide","name":"Askar 52mm Super ED Guide Scope","id":"askar-52mm-super-ed-guide-scope","brand":"Askar","model":"52mm Super ED Guide Scope","aka":[],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":52,"focalLength":249.6,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.7,"focuser":"helical","ed":true,"attach":["rings","dovetail"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":290,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":[],"highlights":["Super ED glass, 52 mm at f/4.8","249.6 mm focal length","Available in black or silver"],"summary":"A 52 mm f/4.8 guide scope with Super ED glass and a 249.6 mm focal length, suited to longer focal length imaging setups and fainter guide stars.","popularity":5,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#c9a65a","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"Celestron Off-Axis Guider","id":"celestron-off-axis-guider","brand":"Celestron","model":"Off-Axis Guider","aka":["Deluxe Off-Axis Guider"],"type":"oag","aperture":null,"focalLength":null,"prism":12.5,"thickness":null,"weight":0.4,"focuser":null,"ed":false,"attach":["inline"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":350,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":["Helical focuser for the guide camera"],"highlights":["12.5 mm prism, 48 mm clear aperture","Made for SCT and EdgeHD telescopes","8 mm helical focuser for the guide camera"],"summary":"Celestron's off-axis guider for SCT and EdgeHD telescopes, with a 12.5 mm prism, 48 mm clear aperture and an 8 mm helical focuser for the guide camera.","popularity":6,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#e8742a","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"iOptron iGuider Mini Guiding Scope","id":"ioptron-iguider-mini-guiding-scope","brand":"iOptron","model":"iGuider Mini Guiding Scope","aka":[],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":30,"focalLength":120,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.25,"focuser":"helical","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":95,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":[],"highlights":["30 mm aperture, 120 mm focal length","Compact scope from the iGuider range"],"summary":"iOptron's 30 mm mini guiding scope with a 120 mm focal length, sold as part of the iGuider guiding range.","popularity":2,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"Orion Mini 50mm Guide Scope","id":"orion-mini-50mm-guide-scope","brand":"Orion","model":"Mini 50mm Guide Scope","aka":["Mini 50mm Guidescope"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":50,"focalLength":162,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.45,"focuser":"push-pull","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":100,"year":null,"status":"discontinued","includes":["Adjustable dovetail bracket","1.25-inch parfocal ring","Dovetail base","Adapter plate"],"highlights":["50 mm f/3.2, 162 mm focal length","Air-spaced achromatic doublet","Rated by Orion for scopes up to 1500 mm"],"summary":"A 50 mm f/3.2 air-spaced achromatic guide scope with a 162 mm focal length, made to pair with small 1.25-inch autoguider cameras.","popularity":6,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"QHY Mini Guide Scope","id":"qhy-mini-guide-scope","brand":"QHY","model":"Mini Guide Scope","aka":["MiniGuideScope","QHYMGS"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":30,"focalLength":130,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.3,"focuser":"helical","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":130,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":["Mounting bracket"],"highlights":["30 mm f/4.3 doublet, 130 mm focal length","Designed for QHY5-II and QHY5III cameras","Mounting bracket included"],"summary":"A 30 mm f/4.3 doublet mini guide scope with a 130 mm focal length, designed for QHY5-II and QHY5III guide cameras and sold with a mounting bracket.","popularity":3,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"QHY OAG-L","id":"qhy-oag-l","brand":"QHY","model":"OAG-L","aka":["QHYOAG-L","Large Off-Axis Guider"],"type":"oag","aperture":null,"focalLength":null,"prism":8,"thickness":13,"weight":0.2,"focuser":null,"ed":false,"attach":["inline"],"cameraFit":null,"price":230,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":[],"highlights":["Large 68 mm body for bigger sensors","8 x 8 mm multi-coated prism","13 mm thick with thread ring"],"summary":"The large version of QHY's off-axis guider, with a 68 mm main body for bigger sensors, an 8 x 8 mm multi-coated prism and 13 mm total thickness with thread ring.","popularity":4,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"QHY OAG-M","id":"qhy-oag-m","brand":"QHY","model":"OAG-M","aka":["QHYOAG-M","Medium Off-Axis Guider"],"type":"oag","aperture":null,"focalLength":null,"prism":8,"thickness":13,"weight":0.1,"focuser":null,"ed":false,"attach":["inline"],"cameraFit":null,"price":180,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":[],"highlights":["8 x 8 mm multi-coated prism","13 mm thick with thread ring","Bolts to QHY cameras and filter wheels"],"summary":"A thin QHY off-axis guider for medium-size sensors with an 8 x 8 mm multi-coated prism; 10 mm body, 13 mm with thread ring, bolting to QHY cameras and filter wheels.","popularity":5,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"Sky-Watcher EvoGuide 50DX","id":"sky-watcher-evoguide-50dx","brand":"Sky-Watcher","model":"EvoGuide 50DX","aka":["EvoGuide 50ED DX"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":50,"focalLength":242,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.85,"focuser":"helical","ed":true,"attach":["rings","dovetail"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch, M42 thread","price":380,"year":2021,"status":"current","includes":["Mounting rings","Vixen-style dovetail bar"],"highlights":["ED doublet, 50 mm f/4.8, 242 mm focal length","1.25-inch helical focuser","Rings and dovetail included"],"summary":"A 50 mm f/4.8 ED doublet guide scope with a 242 mm focal length, helical focuser and mounting rings, suited to longer focal length imaging setups.","popularity":7,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"SVBONY SV106 Guide Scope 60mm","id":"svbony-sv106-guide-scope-60mm","brand":"SVBONY","model":"SV106 Guide Scope 60mm","aka":["SV106 60mm Achromatic Guide Scope"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":60,"focalLength":240,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.8,"focuser":"helical","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":100,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":[],"highlights":["60 mm f/4 achromat, 240 mm focal length","Large aperture for faint guide stars"],"summary":"A 60 mm f/4 achromatic guide scope with a 240 mm focal length and plenty of light grasp for finding faint guide stars.","popularity":4,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"SVBONY SV165 Mini Guide Scope 30mm","id":"svbony-sv165-mini-guide-scope-30mm","brand":"SVBONY","model":"SV165 Mini Guide Scope 30mm","aka":["SV165 30mm/120mm F4 Mini Guider Scope"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":30,"focalLength":120,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.34,"focuser":"helical","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":45,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":[],"highlights":["Low-cost 30 mm f/4 mini guide scope","120 mm focal length","About 340 g"],"summary":"A budget 30 mm f/4 mini guide scope with a 120 mm focal length and helical focuser, aimed at small 1.25-inch guide cameras.","popularity":6,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"SVBONY SV165 Mini Guide Scope 40mm","id":"svbony-sv165-mini-guide-scope-40mm","brand":"SVBONY","model":"SV165 Mini Guide Scope 40mm","aka":["SV165 40mm F4 Mini Guide Scope"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":40,"focalLength":160,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.45,"focuser":"helical","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch, T2 (M42)","price":65,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":["Two T2 extension tubes"],"highlights":["40 mm f/4, 160 mm focal length","Collects more light than the 30 mm model","Two T2 extension tubes in the box"],"summary":"A 40 mm f/4 version of the SV165 mini guide scope with a 160 mm focal length and more light grasp for finding guide stars with small cameras.","popularity":4,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b9bec6","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"William Optics UniGuide 32mm","id":"william-optics-uniguide-32mm","brand":"William Optics","model":"UniGuide 32mm","aka":["UniGuide 32mm Slide-Base","M-G32PB"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":32,"focalLength":120,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.24,"focuser":"helical","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe","dovetail"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":135,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":["Slide-base mount"],"highlights":["32 mm f/3.75, 120 mm focal length","About 240 g","Five anodised colour options"],"summary":"A 32 mm f/3.75 guide scope with a 120 mm focal length and slide-base mount, in an anodised body offered in five colours.","popularity":6,"visual":{"color":"#1f3f8f","accent":"#16181c","base":null,"finish":"metallic"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"William Optics UniGuide 50mm","id":"william-optics-uniguide-50mm","brand":"William Optics","model":"UniGuide 50mm","aka":["UniGuide 50mm Slide-Base","M-G50PB"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":50,"focalLength":200,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.52,"focuser":"helical","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe","dovetail"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":200,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":["Slide-base mount"],"highlights":["50 mm f/4, 200 mm focal length","About 515 g","Several anodised colour options"],"summary":"A 50 mm f/4 guide scope with a 200 mm focal length and slide-base mount, offered in several anodised colours.","popularity":7,"visual":{"color":"#1f3f8f","accent":"#16181c","base":null,"finish":"metallic"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"ZWO 30F5 ED APO Mini Guide Scope","id":"zwo-30f5-ed-apo-mini-guide-scope","brand":"ZWO","model":"30F5 ED APO Mini Guide Scope","aka":["30F5 Mini Guide Scope"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":30,"focalLength":150,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.35,"focuser":"helical","ed":true,"attach":["finder-shoe"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":150,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":[],"highlights":["ED APO optics in a 30 mm body","150 mm focal length at f/5","About 350 g"],"summary":"ZWO's 30 mm f/5 ED APO mini guide scope with a 150 mm focal length, the ED-glass alternative to the 30F4.","popularity":7,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b3202a","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"ZWO Mini Guide Scope 30F4","id":"zwo-mini-guide-scope-30f4","brand":"ZWO","model":"Mini Guide Scope 30F4","aka":["30 mm f/4 Mini Guide Scope","30F4"],"type":"guide-scope","aperture":30,"focalLength":120,"prism":null,"thickness":null,"weight":0.24,"focuser":"helical","ed":false,"attach":["finder-shoe"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":100,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":["Guide ring","Synta-style dovetail"],"highlights":["Compact 30 mm f/4, 120 mm focal length","20 mm of helical focus travel","About 240 g with guide ring and dovetail"],"summary":"A compact 30 mm f/4 guide scope with a 120 mm focal length and helical focuser, supplied with a guide ring and Synta-style dovetail for finder-shoe mounting.","popularity":9,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b3202a","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"ZWO OAG","id":"zwo-oag","brand":"ZWO","model":"OAG","aka":["Off-Axis Guider"],"type":"oag","aperture":null,"focalLength":null,"prism":8,"thickness":16.5,"weight":0.1,"focuser":null,"ed":false,"attach":["inline"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":130,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":["1.25-inch camera holder","M48 to M42 adapter"],"highlights":["8 x 8 mm prism, 16.5 mm thick","M42 and M48 threads on both sides","Not suited to full-frame sensors"],"summary":"A slim off-axis guider with an 8 x 8 mm prism that needs 16.5 mm of back focus; it holds a 1.25-inch guide camera and has M42 and M48 threads.","popularity":8,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b3202a","base":null,"finish":"matte"}},
{"category":"guide","name":"ZWO OAG-L","id":"zwo-oag-l","brand":"ZWO","model":"OAG-L","aka":["Large Off-Axis Guider with 12mm Prism"],"type":"oag","aperture":null,"focalLength":null,"prism":12,"thickness":22.5,"weight":0.2,"focuser":null,"ed":false,"attach":["inline"],"cameraFit":"1.25-inch","price":200,"year":null,"status":"current","includes":["M48 telescope adapter"],"highlights":["12 x 12 mm prism for larger sensors","22.5 mm including thread","Bolts directly onto ZWO filter wheels"],"summary":"A larger off-axis guider with a 12 x 12 mm prism for APS-C and full-frame sensors, 22.5 mm thick including its thread, designed to bolt onto ZWO filter wheels.","popularity":7,"visual":{"color":"#16181c","accent":"#b3202a","base":null,"finish":"matte"}}
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