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Old 14-04-2007, 07:57 PM
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ballaratdragons (Ken)
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Originally Posted by DavidH View Post
Great images Ken.

I am interested to know how you are guiding with the Toucam. Are you using a separate camera or using the video from the imaging camera to guide, and what software are you using? I have a modded Toucam and would like to do some deep sky stuff as well.

Regards,
David.
Hi David,

With great support and assistance from Laurie (RAJAH) Darren (Wombat) and Bert (Avandonk), between us we have set up my guiding by using a 100mm short tube achromat mounted on top of the ED80 with a standard unmodified Toucam running thru Guidedog with a 'Shoestring Astronomy' Guiding Interface cable.

I guide on an old PC, and capture with the Modded Toucam on a lappy.

Hope that helps.

Here is a pic of the set-up with 2 Barlows in it (2nd pic)
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