Product Overview
ZWO AM3N Mount + Starfield Gear60Q Astrograph Combo
Astrophotography Anywhere—Compact and Powerful
Combine the portable tracking capability of the Skywatcher AL-EQ55i mount with the exceptional optics of the Starfield Gear60Q Astrograph (60mm aperture, 300mm focal length, f/5 optics). Its quadruplet lens design ensures sharp, color-corrected images without additional correctors.
Wide, Ideal Field of View
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DSLR APS-C (typ. 23.6 × 15.6 mm): 2.50° × 1.66° (≈ 150′ × 99′); diagonal ≈ 3.00°. (Canon APS-C 22.3 × 14.9 mm: 2.37° × 1.58°, diag 2.85°.)
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ASI585MC-PRo (11.14 × 6.26 mm): 1.18° × 0.66° (≈ 71′ × 40′); diagonal ≈ 1.36°.
Perfect Targets Throughout the Year
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Spring: M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) – classic face-on spiral; great detail with either sensor.
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Summer: M27 (Dumbbell Nebula) – bright planetary that fits nicely, with room for surrounding stars on APS-C.
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Fall: M33 (Triangulum Galaxy) – rich H II regions; APS-C captures the whole disk elegantly.
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Winter: M42 (Orion Nebula) – iconic emission nebula; IMX585 shows the bright core and structure, APS-C frames more of the outer wings.
Technical Highlights
- Mount: ZWO AM3N offers the latest in harmonic mount technology and provides accurate tracking in a portable, user-friendly design.
- Telescope: Starfield Gear90 Triplet Astrograph with integrated field flattener, ensuring pinpoint stars to the image edge.
- Fast Quadruplet Optics (f/6): Exceptional imaging capability with reduced exposure times.
Achieve professional results with maximum portability, ease, and precision.
What is included in the package:
- AM3N Mount
- Starfield Gear90 Triplet Quad f/6 astrograph
- Starfield Adjustable 0.8x reducer
- Power Supply
- Starfield 32mm Guide package with ASI120MM-Mini**
- ZWO TC40 Carbon Fiber Tripod
**Adding the ASI585MC-Air removes the ASI120mm-mini camera
*Pier extension, DSLR Camera mount, Hand Controller sold separately
Meet the ZWO AM3N Harmonic Equatorial Mount—a compact 4.1 kg strain-wave drive mount engineered for precision astrophotography, supplied with a periodic-error curve and a smooth 300:1 reduction for accurate long-exposure tracking.
Despite its travel-friendly size, AM3N supports 8 kg without counterweights and up to 13 kg with, and it switches between equatorial and alt-az modes to cover observing from 0°–90° latitude.
Thoughtful upgrades—integrated Type-C and 12V ports in the saddle, Bluetooth phone control with ASIAIR/ASCOM/INDI compatibility, and cleaner two-cable management—deliver a faster, tidier setup that gets you imaging sooner
The Starfield Gear60 f/5 Quad astrograph
The Starfield Optics EDT90 f/6 Triplet APO with FPL53 will take your wide field imaging game to new levels. Using multi-coated FPL 53 (ED) glass, you'll experience sharp stars and amazing contrast.
The Starfield Géar Series comes with a retractable dew shield, an optical test report, heavy duty rings, a Vixen style dovetail, a handle designed to mount optional accessories, and a hard case with die-cut foam.
Weighing in at just 9 pounds, the Géar 90mm can be easily used on a mount with a payload capacity of 20 pounds, making your whole set up reasonably portable.
An 0.8x adjustable reducer is available separately for astro-imaging with APS-C sensors.
HIGH QUALITY BUILD AND FEATURES
- 2.5" two speed, rotating rack and pinion focuser with ball bearings
- Optional Motor focusers can easily be installed accepting 63mm accessories and a pressure fit lock
- Support for heavy camera loads and accessories
- Supports 2" and 1.25" eyepiece accessories
- Camera Angle Adjuster (CAA)
- HD CNC tube rings and Vixen style dovetail bar
- Handle for transportation and mounting accessories
- Retractable dew shield retractable for transport
- Aperture:90 mm
- Focal length:540 mm
- Focal ratio:f/6
- Objective: Multicoated APO triplet lens - FPL53
- Limiting magnitude:12.3 mag
- Resolution:1.29"
- Weight tube alone: 9lbs
- Weight with tube rings, dovetail bar and handle:12lbs
- Dew shield: retractable - can be fixed with one screw
- Focuser:2.5" CNC focuser Connections on the eyepiece side:2", 1.25" and M63x1 female thread
- 1:10 ratio micro focuser knob
- Standard finder shoe
- 2" adaptor with brass compression ring and 3x clamping screws
- Weight - 15lbs including tube rings,
- Internally baffled to prevent stray light and get the contrast you would expect from performance refractors.
- HD CNC tube rings and Vixen style dovetail bar
- Handle for mounting accessories. Supports mini-Vixen accessories
Enhance Your Setup with the ZWO ASIAIR Pro
To elevate this astrophotography kit even further, consider adding the ZWO ASIAIR Pro. This innovative device streamlines your imaging sessions by offering effortless camera control, precise auto-guiding, plate-solving, and live stacking—all via an intuitive smartphone or tablet interface. The ASIAIR Pro complements this portable setup perfectly, making astrophotography more enjoyable and efficient in the field.
