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Autoguiding Equipment
So I have pulled the trigger on the following:
Orion ST80
QHY5L-II Mono Guide Camera
and all the necessary mounting accessories to avoid flexure.
What I am confused with at the moment is how to physically hook the camera up. At the moment I have a dedicated computer for the telescope which connects via ethernet to the Gemini 2, and USB/BackyardEOS for the Canon 5D MK III imaging camera.
The Gemini2 has an ST4 port, do I need to buy an ST4 guide cable to connect the QHY5L-II to the Gemini 2, in addition to a USB cable between the QHY5L-II and the computer? Or is only the USB cable required between the computer and QHY5L-II, and then using ASCOM commands over ethernet the scope can be controlled without an ST4 connection?
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