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Originally Posted by allan gould
Interesting but the caveats of Peter and Wavytone are well made. A good autoguider and software will probably be cheaper in the long run
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Maybe, my autoguiding setup runs to nearly 1000 AUD. It still has differential flexure and adds over 2kg plus cables to the imaging rig.
Orion autoguider AUD 469
102 mm achro AUD 250
side by side losmandy mounting AUD 300
Also I have to set it up, it requires a laptop connection etc. If this item was around AUD 1000 I may be tempted to sell my autoguiding gear.
I have a self guided camera but need the autoguiding for Ha shots; and believe me its a joy to use the self guiding on the SBIG without the hassle of connecting all the autoguiding stuff; and this to me seems an equally simple solution for non SBIG cameras or narrowband shots; depending on price and suitability.
Cheers
Paul