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AstroEQ Forum => Capabilities Question => Topic started by: ultramol on August 08, 2016, 15:17:26

Title: Autoguiding
Post by: ultramol on August 08, 2016, 15:17:26

Hello there, can anyone tell me if this will work
1 Guide camera plugged in to PC
2 Astroeq plugged into motors and PC
3 PC running PHD2, EQmod, CdeC
Do I need anything else to attempt to autoguide. I am a bit confused as to what else I may need, if anything. I keep coming across ST4 connectors to serial, ST4 to usb and I am not sure as to what to do. I am hoping AstroEQ will be right for the task of moving the motors during guiding.
Thanks for your help
Regards.....Geoff

Title: Re: Autoguiding
Post by: TCWORLD on August 09, 2016, 05:57:20

Hi Geoff,

No need for ST4. PHD2 sends its guide commands to AstroEQ via EQMOD, thus eliminating the need for an extra ST4 device.

Tom.

Title: Re: Autoguiding
Post by: ultramol on August 09, 2016, 07:25:51

Thanks Tom. I will now attempt to use guiding to better my imaging.