LVI Smart Guider System V2

[that_guy]

heyy folks, i was browsing ASTROSHOP before going to school and found this guiding system, it looks like a good guider with all the bits and bobs and no need for a pc... i was just wandering if the guider would work with a moddified Hand controller (ST4 Port addition) on HEQ5 (non Pro)

http://www.myastroshop.com.au/products/details.asp?id=MAS-025

cheers,
tony

[adman]

Hi Tony - it should work. If the modification you did is a standard ST4 guide port, I can't see why not. Give Steve Massey at AstroShop a call - I am sure he will have a good idea whether it would be suitable...

Adam

[that_guy]

thanks adam.. will send email now :)

cheers,
tony

[[1ponders]]

If you want to try something similar Tony, next time you're up you can try my TV Guider. It was the one that set the ball rolling. Its a great to use once you get the hang of it. Set and forget

[that_guy]

LOL... terry offered to lend me his dmk.... he was saying that a laptop guiding would be more accessible in terms of configurations and such.. well that convinced me haha :lol: im going with QHY5 CMOS Guider scope..

thanks all for your help :thumbsup:
tony

[adman]

a QHY5 + PHD is very handy for polar alignment also.

Adam

[[1ponders]]

The main thing with the stand alone setup is you don't need your laptop or AC power. If you are going to have AC and a Laptop with you then the QHY (or similar) is the way to go. If you are using a DMK then you will need a GPUSB unless you are using something like EQMod