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Old 08-12-2009, 08:13 PM
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ejcruz (Eddie)
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Originally Posted by AlexN View Post
Eddie - can you post your graph and settings images a little bigger so we can see whats what?

From what I could see in your graph it all looks fairly controlled. an oscillation index of 0.26 is quite acceptable indeed...
Here is a larger version:
http://ejcruz.smugmug.com/photos/734971461_xZHRo-O.jpg
http://ejcruz.smugmug.com/photos/734971429_t8Cxp-O.jpg
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Originally Posted by multiweb View Post
Looking at your specs assuming you guide with a Q-guider (QHY5) your image scale is approx. 2.7arcsec / pixel so your guiding is in the vicinity of +/- 2.6 arcsec. Not bad at all on an HEQ5. Your RMS is very good, your OSC a bit low though. 0.3-0.4 is more the norm?
Yes it's a QHY5 guide camera, thank you for the advise however, how do I improve my OSC.

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Eddie
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