Moonlite SideWinder Camera Plane Adjuster

SideWinder Camera Plane Adjuster The Sidewinder allows customers to make fine adjustments to the camera’s sensor plane without affecting the collimation of the focuser. It is a very rigid 2-part design that features a 3 point push pull style adjustment system. It uses large solid stainless-steel adjusters that are adjusted from the side. This side adjustment system allows the CPA’s bottom and top face surfaces to be completely covered by the camera and the focuser but be fully adjustable and accessible from the edge. The Sidewinder CPA comes in all 3 sizes for the NiteCrawler focusers (WR25”, WR30”, and WR35”).  Note: The Sidewinder has a male thread on one side and a female thread on the other, so it can be sandwiched between the focuser and the camera or spacer rings at any point. It threads right in to the Nitecrawler’s Drawtube. Weight is 1 lb. and it adds .8” to the profile, so please account for the extra space taken up when calculating imaging distance requirements.

Sidewinder price: WR35 $300.00 WR30 $275.00 WR25 $250.00  Small tilt errors in the sensors can now be finely adjusted to be perfectly flat. Adjustment is made at 3 points 120 degrees apart. Each location has a pair of stainless-steel push and pull adjusters. Use a smaller Allen wrench or small pin to turn the adjusters from the side.The rear focuser side stainless-steel adjuster is the pull side and the front camera side stainless-steel adjuster is the push side. Be sure that they are both moved in unison and left in a tight/snug position. About .020” of tilt/tip can be made with the Sidewinder. This configuration is extremely strong and will hold position once set. Please note: If you over tighten the 2 adjusters too much you can start to deform the large WR35 threads slightly. Deforming the threads by slightly twisting of the Sidewinder’s 2 plates can cause adapters to get stuck and not want to unthread easily. If this happens, please reducer the tension / force between the push pull adjusters. It is a good idea to familiarize with its operation / pressure before installing it on the NiteCrawler.