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Originally Posted by Merlin66
The guiding options really depend on the imaging telescope and the imaging camera pixel size.
Connecting the guide camera to a PC can be as simple as an ST4 cable to the mount and a USB cable to the computer, add PHD2 and you’re of and running.
So, we need to know which imaging scope, camera and probably your mount.
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AZ EQ6 GT mount. I will largely be using a 9.25" Edge and an Orion 80 ED as the primary imaging scopes. I will use one or the other rarely use them together. I suspect the 80mm would make a sweet guide scope though.
I want to aim for wide field imaging. So it should be fairly forgiving on my alignment. I also will shoot the planets but the autoguiding is not such an issue for that.
The guide scope is an Orion 60mm has a short focal length somewhere around 200mm or so. Very nice little telescope in its own right I might add. Works well for its size. Should work well as a guidescope.
I can go ST4 I have all the cables and things here. I usually use a ASI174MC as my primary imaging camera. I also have an ASI 120MM and an older DMK41.