hello,
Since I will take possession of a new EQ6 Pro/ED80 this week (?) and the weather will be terrible in Melbourne I thought I woudl get everything ready to go for the next good night.
My setup will be:
- SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro
- SkyWatcher ED80 Pro
- Orion Short Tube 80 Guidescope (mounted on top or side-by-side)
- Meade DSI as guide camera
- Nikon D80 for imaging
As I have only read posts on IIS I am not sure of exactly what is needed to connect and get running.
I have a few questions that members may be able to answer.
1. SYNSCAN-
Should I upgrade the Synscan firmware immediately to 3.23?
2. SYNSCAN-
Do I need to go through each previous version of Synscan firmware first?
3. GUIDING-
buy a small laptop and install PHD Guiding and get the whole kit talking to each other
4. DSLR FOCUS-
Get DSLR Focus, that works in a limited way with Nikon
Or get ImagePlus that also works with Nikon in a limited way. More costly, though
5. DSS-
install/update Deep Sky Stacker on my other PC
(or go for IRIS? or ImagePlus (see Point 4 about focus assistance)
6. Cables-
I cannot remember what I have with the Meade DSI but assume it is a serial connection. Should be ok with an older laptop, although could get USB/Serial adapters.
7. T-adapter, etc.
8. Anything else I might need before the weekend?
very excited...
thanks for any replies.
DJDD