The ZWO ASIAIR Plus is a compact and powerful controller designed to greatly simplify the use of an astrophotography setup.
CHF 348.00incl. Swiss VAT
The ZWO ASIAIR Plus is a compact and powerful controller designed to greatly simplify the use of an astrophotography setup. As a true command center for your astronomical equipment, it allows you to control your camera, your lens, and various accessories directly from a smartphone or tablet.
With the ASIAIR app, available on iOS and Android, the ASIAIR Plus transforms what can sometimes be a complex setup into a system that’s easy to control remotely. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced astrophotographer, it automates many steps of a session, allowing you to focus more on capturing your images.
The ASIAIR Plus was designed to support astrophotographers during both home and field sessions. Its compact size allows it to be easily integrated into an astronomical setup without taking up much space on the mount or tripod.
Sound sturdy aluminum housing It effectively protects the electronics while featuring a design tailored to the demands of outdoor use. Its compact size also makes it easy to carry in a case or gear bag, making it a particularly practical companion for on-the-go observations and imaging sessions.
One of the main advantages of the ASIAIR Plus is that it can be fully controlled remotely. Once connected to your system, the controller can be operated from the’ASIAIR app for iOS and Android.
This allows you to configure and monitor your acquisitions from your smartphone or tablet, without having to sit in front of a computer. The interface was designed to make the various functions easily accessible, allowing users to control the camera, the mount, and the various session settings.
This approach is particularly useful during long nights of imaging. Once the setup is complete, you can track the progress of the exposures directly from the screen of your mobile device.
The ASIAIR Plus was developed to work with a wide range of astronomical equipment. It allows you to integrate various cameras, mounts, and accessories within the same facility in order to centralize their control.
The controller also offers several connection options, including the’USB 3.0, ensuring fast and reliable data transfer between various compatible devices. This connectivity makes it easy to integrate the controller into a complete astrophotography system.
Thanks to its’self-steering, the ASIAIR Plus can continuously track the movement of a guide star and transmit the necessary corrections to the mount. This makes it possible to compensate for minor tracking inaccuracies and keep the target more precisely in the center of the field of view.
Autoguiding is particularly useful for long exposures of the deep sky, where even the slightest tracking error can cause the stars to appear elongated. ASIAIR Plus therefore simplifies the use of this feature without requiring a dedicated computer near the telescope.
ASIAIR Plus also includes features that allow you to work directly with the acquired images. The Live Stacking In particular, it allows for the combination of several successive exposures to gradually reveal the details of faint celestial objects.
This feature is particularly useful for assisted observation and allows you to see the image evolve in real time as the images are stacked. Structures and details that are difficult to make out in a single exposure can thus gradually become much more visible.
The system also allows you to store and process images directly, thereby reducing the need to immediately use an external computer for certain tasks.
The sequencing is another key feature of ASIAIR Plus. It allows you to set up a sequence of shots in advance to automate a large part of the photo session.
This allows you to schedule your shots and let the system automatically carry out the various planned steps. This automation is particularly useful for long sessions, when several series of images need to be taken in succession, or when the astrophotographer wants to minimize manual intervention during the night.
With its compact design and rugged housing, the ASIAIR Plus is particularly well-suited for’outdoor astrophotography. It can be used with a setup installed in a garden, on a patio, or when moving to a location with a darker sky.
Its electronics are designed to operate under sometimes demanding conditions, particularly in low temperatures or high humidity. This design ensures a reliable controller for long nights of observation and imaging.
By bringing together the wireless control, autoguiding, live stacking, image processing, storage, and sequence automation, the ZWO ASIAIR Plus serves as a true control center for an astrophotography setup.
| Features | ZWO ASIAIR Plus |
|---|---|
| Type | Smart Controller for Astrophotography |
| Control | ASIAIR App |
| Mobile compatibility | iOS and Android |
| Wireless Connection | Wi-Fi |
| Connections | USB 3.0 and various accessory ports |
| Self-steering | Yes |
| Live Stacking | Yes |
| Image Processing | Integrated |
| Sequencing | Session Automation |
| Use | Still and Mobile Astrophotography |
| Construction | Compact aluminum housing |
The ZWO ASIAIR Plus is therefore a particularly attractive solution for anyone looking to simplify their astrophotography setup. Its control via smartphone or tablet, its autoguiding, live-stacking, and sequencing features, as well as its broad compatibility with astronomical equipment, allow many functions to be consolidated into a single device. Compact, rugged, and versatile, it is quickly becoming the control center for an entire facility, for both beginner astrophotographers and experienced users.
Documentation and Compatibility: ZWO official data sheet.
