Hello
This is my first question on the forum so I hope I am posting in the right section.
As I mentioned in my Welcome posting I want to do my observing from indoors and capture some planetary and lunar images along the way.
I have a Skywatcher Skymax 127 Synscan AZ Goto which I used for manual observations quite a few years ago. I will also have a ZWO ASI 224MC camera when Santa delivers it.
My questions, in this post, are to do with getting the hardware set up correctly. I plan to site the telescope outside the house with a fairly clear view to the south.
The goto mount is fairly easy to control from my laptop using the SynScan Wifi adapter which I have just acquired. The mount is powered by a 12v Skywatcher power station.
My current thinking is to connect my laptop directly to the camera with a USB 3.0 cable poking through a window. I estimate that this needs to be about 7 or 8 metres long.
1) Would an active USB 3 cable work for transmitting the images at this distance?
2) Do I need to power it at the external end (to operate the camera)?
3) Would a USB hub help?
For anyone who has already been down this road, please don't be afraid to point out anything that I have not thought of!
Also, are there any books that might help me with this? I do not have a DSLR camera and most of the recommended books seem to use one.
Thank you
David