Orion StarShoot AutoGuider?

[sbooder]

Hi All,

              I now have a guide scope and guide scope rings, I am now looking at which autoguider to get around the £200 - £250 mark.  My guide scope is the Celestron 80mm f7.5 (slow I know but it cost me £20), so will the Orion Starshoot AutoGuider work well with this scope?  And if not, is there a better autoguider for this scope within my budget please?

Thanks.

[red dwalf]

have you already got the orion starshoot camera ?

if not then an older qhy 5 is the same but half the price and are excellent guide cameras. 

[sbooder]

have you already got the orion starshoot camera ?

if not then an older qhy 5 is the same but half the price and are excellent guide cameras. 

Can you still get the older qhy 5 new or are they all second hand these days?

[thanders]

Yes, I think the SSAG will work well with this scope.

/T

[Davey-T]

i've used my SSAG with 80mm f/9 guide scope with no problems, however cheaper options are available.

Dave

[red dwalf]

the older qhy5 is not available any more, it`s been replaced by the qhy 5ii which is a good all round camera for guiding and planetary use

[Dave_D]

i use an SSAG on a 50mm finder and it works as well as mount will let it. the odd thing is that the version of PHD off the orion site shows far more giudestars than the version off the PHD site... go figure