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What software does everyone use on their starshoot autoguider? i don't have CCDsoft drivers.
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Permalink Reply by Trevor Woodrow on
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PhD...easy to use. Tracks pretty well with my set up. Honestly better with my Stellarvue than with my Orion ST, but still does a good job either way. To date...longest I have done is 15 mins exp with an f12 with no issue.
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Permalink Reply by Charles Dunlop on
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PhD is easy eanough, but CCDsoft or MaximDL programs are more robust, they don't skip out nearly as much. Right now I use Maxim with the Starshoot and in another window open up CCDsoft for the SBIG. It's kinda stupid to do that but MaximDL for SBIG camera's costs a lot of money.
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Permalink Reply by Marc Basti on
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Like Trevor said phd works great. I use it w/a SSAG and Orion st80 and a GOOD set of adjustable rings. Made the mistake of using hinged rings at first, a great place for flexure. Charles, I saw you made mention of maybe going to a longer focal length guide scope over in groups, the only thing is to be careful that when you get out of the main milky way belt good guide stars get a little harder to come by. Marc PS if phd can guide that Keck setup that Trevor has it'll guide anything.
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lol...Keck? Have you seen the Howitzer that Charlie rolls with? The ground shakes when it slews...
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Ya, check out his pic on the deck. Marc
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It's a 127 mm APO Refractor. No THAT big a deal. It's a nice setup, but it's not top of the line badassed RC optics with Paramount blah blah blah.
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You're mother talking about me again?!?!?!
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yeah I've used PhD guiding, but I just prefer using CCDops or CCDsoft. Minor though. I'll try PhD guiding next time I get back out, it'll work fine.
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Which Stellarvue do you have?
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70ed....they no make it anymore. Got it on clearance at opt last year. Now their 70 ed model is called the Raptor. Same general deal though. ED doublet about $400
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Permalink Reply by Steve Coates on
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I use PHD from Stark labs. PHD...Push Here Dummy!! Enough said. I've had good luck with it. I'm using an 80mm Short tube guide scope from Orion as the guide scope and am able to get pretty good guiding with the CG-5 pushing a 23# set up.
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Ive used phd, have it installed. Find that the other programs work better but that could have just been poor polar alignment on my part. Ill bust out phd guiding next time i shoot. Btw, i emailed orion and asked them to make drivers for ccdsoft and anengineer replied and said theyd look into it.
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