@@Hidden.Light.Photography sounds good! Most likely Wednesday night is my one clear night for about 5 days, so I’m just going to start my night with no expectations just focusing on a good autofocus, Polar alignment and guiding. It’s a slow process but so worth it
Sounds like a good plan :) There’s not much that can be done for image quality with the current weather, but the few breaks we get is, as you mentioned, good times to getting gear to work correctly.
I have a C8 and use a Celestron OAG with ASI174mm mini for the guide camera and ASI071MC Pro for main. I'm also using a Starizona focal reducer (0.71). When I run the numbers in that tools website for that set up I get a ratio of 1.1.23. If, in the future, I purchase a Hyperstar, a 30mm guide scope with the ASI174mm Pro the ratio is 1:3.98. The 30mm guide scope would be the lightest and easiest to mount. The removal of the OAG for a Hyperstar and main camera would shift the weight toward the front of the OTA vs the traditional rear camera setup. Question, when adding a guide scope do you need to center the main camera on a bright star then adjust the guide scope to center that star to get the best guiding?
Very good research and awesome question! Yes, you ideally want to have both stars centered in the frame of the guide camera and primary camera. That’s easy to do and have it consistent if your setup is permanent. I take mine down after each session so I just eyeball to make sure I’m lined up with my OTA both “altitude” and “azimuth” and I have no issues. I hope this makes sense and helps
It can be fun to get set up and working plus you need a good guide camera to be able to pick up the stars from the prism. One thing I don’t like is that the OAG takes up back focus so if you’re running a setup with no room to spare you either run a guide scope or give up an accessory. They can be very useful though if you have the room and get it set up and running correctly. An OAG video is on my list to create. Are you running OAG?
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This is a very good tutorial for those beginning to set up a rig of their own.
Thank you! I figured this is a good place to start with expanding on auto guiding :)
Perfect timing! Was just about to really get into guiding now that I have my driver situation and autofocus under control.
Awesome! Keep me posted how you’re doing with it and if you need help :)
@@Hidden.Light.Photography sounds good! Most likely Wednesday night is my one clear night for about 5 days, so I’m just going to start my night with no expectations just focusing on a good autofocus, Polar alignment and guiding. It’s a slow process but so worth it
Sounds like a good plan :) There’s not much that can be done for image quality with the current weather, but the few breaks we get is, as you mentioned, good times to getting gear to work correctly.
I have a C8 and use a Celestron OAG with ASI174mm mini for the guide camera and ASI071MC Pro for main. I'm also using a Starizona focal reducer (0.71). When I run the numbers in that tools website for that set up I get a ratio of 1.1.23. If, in the future, I purchase a Hyperstar, a 30mm guide scope with the ASI174mm Pro the ratio is 1:3.98. The 30mm guide scope would be the lightest and easiest to mount. The removal of the OAG for a Hyperstar and main camera would shift the weight toward the front of the OTA vs the traditional rear camera setup. Question, when adding a guide scope do you need to center the main camera on a bright star then adjust the guide scope to center that star to get the best guiding?
Very good research and awesome question! Yes, you ideally want to have both stars centered in the frame of the guide camera and primary camera. That’s easy to do and have it consistent if your setup is permanent. I take mine down after each session so I just eyeball to make sure I’m lined up with my OTA both “altitude” and “azimuth” and I have no issues. I hope this makes sense and helps
What is your opinion of off-axis guidance?
It can be fun to get set up and working plus you need a good guide camera to be able to pick up the stars from the prism. One thing I don’t like is that the OAG takes up back focus so if you’re running a setup with no room to spare you either run a guide scope or give up an accessory. They can be very useful though if you have the room and get it set up and running correctly. An OAG video is on my list to create. Are you running OAG?
@@Hidden.Light.Photography Not yet. Still in the process of over-thinking my future rig. Thanks for your videos!
Do you know what you want to run for an OTA, camera and accessories?