The software has been the main problem for me and I have the Lodestar! As above, Maxim will only support the SX-AO with the Lodestar but CCDSoft only supports the SX-AO as a 'feature' with Camera 1. That might be a path to try. Since that was not useable for me, I never tried it. Physically, the SBIG ST-i fits the SX-AO and that has a shutter. I didn't find its chip to be as sensitive as the Lodestar though.
Unfortunately, using the Maxim driver is a manual thing and it prevents me fully automating my imaging (with CCD Commander).
Charles
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