The PrimaLuce Lab Eagle4 Pro
PrimaLuceLab Eagle4 Pro
US price: $2,195
What we like
Reliable wireless remote control of astrophotography
Powers most every peripheral device
Small and sturdy
What we don’t like
Requires many custom power cables
YEARS AGO, the only cable attached to an astro-camera was a shutter release cable. These days, astrophotographers typically deal with a bundle of USB cords leading from a computer to a cooled astronomy camera, filter wheel, autoguider, electric focus motor, a Go To mount, and maybe a dew controller or two. And that’s not counting the wires needed to power many of these devices. Modern astrophotography makes most imagers ‘cable challenged,’ and I count myself among them.
But what if the imaging computer, power hub and USB hub rode on the telescope, just like a finderscope? That would mean a single cable could power the whole works.
This is the idea behind the Eagle imaging control stations. The Eagle4 Pro is the flagship of four ride-along units offered by PrimaLuceLab of Italy. It’s a rugged, compact computer
