Astro Devices Nexus DSC WiFi Card

Product Overview

The Astro Devices WiFi card adds wireless connectivity to your Nexus DSC or Nexus DSC Pro, letting the unit communicate with WiFi-enabled phones and tablets. Once installed, your digital setting circles broadcast their own wireless network, so planetarium apps such as SkySafari can read the telescope's position and drive go-to and push-to observing directly from your mobile device. It is sold as a standalone card for units that were originally purchased without wireless capability.

Who It's For

This card fits owners of the Nexus DSC and the Nexus DSC Pro who want to control or monitor their instrument from a phone or tablet. If your DSC shipped without built-in WiFi, this is the upgrade that brings that connectivity to it.

Key Features & Design

• Wireless control: Connects the Nexus DSC or Nexus DSC Pro to phones and tablets over WiFi for app-based observing.
• Planetarium app support: Works with SkySafari and other apps that speak to Nexus digital setting circles for go-to and push-to guidance.
• Internal fit: Installs inside the unit as an add-on card rather than an external dongle.
• Retrofit upgrade: Available on its own so a DSC bought without WiFi can gain the feature later.
• Light and compact: The card weighs 50 g and ships with a printed installation instruction manual.

Design & Electronics

The card mounts internally and creates a wireless access point that your mobile device joins directly. With the connection active, the Nexus DSC or Nexus DSC Pro streams live encoder position to your app, so the sky chart tracks where the telescope points and lets you tap a target to be guided to it. Because the card hosts its own network, an internet connection or external router is not part of the setup.

Recommended Uses

Use the WiFi card when you want to run your observing session from SkySafari or a similar app: browsing the sky chart on a tablet, selecting objects, and following on-screen direction as you push or slew to them. It suits both visual sessions at the eyepiece and outreach nights where a shared tablet display makes finding objects easier.

Compatibility and Accessory Notes

The card is compatible with the Nexus DSC and the Nexus DSC Pro. It connects to WiFi-enabled devices such as phones and tablets and pairs with apps that support Nexus digital setting circles, including SkySafari. It is an internal card for these two units and is not intended for other controllers.

Good to Know Before You Order

• Standalone purchase: This is the card on its own, intended for units originally bought without WiFi.
• In the box: You receive one WiFi card and one installation instruction manual.
• Self-contained network: The card provides its own wireless network, so no router or internet service is required to connect your device.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which units does this card fit?

It fits the Nexus DSC and the Nexus DSC Pro.

What can I do once it is installed?

Your DSC can connect to a phone or tablet over WiFi and work with apps such as SkySafari, letting you view the sky chart and be guided to targets from your device.

Is it difficult to set up?

The card installs inside the unit and comes with an installation instruction manual that walks through the steps. Once fitted, you join the card's wireless network from your device and connect through your app.

Do I need internet or a router to use it?

No. The card creates its own wireless network that your phone or tablet joins directly.

What comes with the card?

One WiFi card and one installation instruction manual.

Bottom Line

The Astro Devices WiFi card brings wireless app control to the Nexus DSC and Nexus DSC Pro, connecting your unit to SkySafari and other planetarium apps on a phone or tablet. For a DSC that shipped without WiFi, it is the direct route to running your observing sessions from a mobile device.