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Originally Posted by pmrid
I have guide scopes that would work fine but actually mounting them on smaller scopes is difficult if they don't have multiple mounting shoes to accommodate both an ASIair as well as a guide scope. Each of mine only has one and I find the fiddling required to fabricate something for the second item is a PITA. So an OAG is a simpler solution if it can be made to work.
Peter
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Can you not use a tube ring to mount a guide scope to without the need of an extra shoe?
I've not done any guided imaging since I played with a 35mm camera attached to a small refractor in the early 90s (manual guiding with reasonable results (I had better eyes 35 years ago)) .
I have often had the stupid idea I could offset my guide scope on the mounting to align with any easily located star in the field of view instead of going with an actual OAG.
Is this a totally STUPID idea, from people who know and do this stuff?
I'd like to use my green laser for guiding accuracy.
I guess in effect it is a poor mans OAG?