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1 hour ago, Bobby1970 said:
I had a go with my ST80, GP Cam + 0.5 focal reducer. On my Star Adventurer it seemed to work ok.
That's good to know - many thanks for the reply
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For guiding, I use an ST80 and QHY5l-IIc. The fov is a little over half a degree, so it's not wide enough for the Sharpcap polar alignment routine. I wondered, though, whether using a 0.5x focal reducer would work. It would bring the fov to over a degree, which is within the spec for the polar alignment routine. Does anyone have experience with this setup?
Robin - Sharpcap is a fantastic program, and I'd like to echo the appreciation others have shown here. Awesome
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The Google Earth application has a light pollution overlay as standard now (Gallery -> NASA -> Earth City Lights). Its certainly not down to individual street level, but it does give a good overview of where the best/worst places are.
I see you posted this a while ago, but as newbie on this site I just saw it. Brilliant - thank you
SharpCap 2.9 - Polar Alignment
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Yes, I was suffering from the same problem. I've got a 0.5x focal reducer now, and with it the fov on the ST80 is pretty good for guiding. I'd recommend it if you don't want to change your guidescope. It doesn't have to be an expensive reducer if you're only using it for guiding.
Clear skies
Tony