QHY5 guiding first light

[paul101]

Hi all

Picked up my qhy5 from Rotherham valley optics today, they were very helpfull as usual and trew in a free st4 cable!

Camera was a breeze to set up with help from the cheat sheet that came with the camera. I'm still waiting for the sw guide cam mount to come in so I decided to piggy back the st80 straight on top of the 200pds to get used to PHD as I've never used it before, once set up it went cloudy as usual but after an hour it was clear.

I couldn't believe how easy it was to use phd, I was guiding within 20 mins, managed some 2min subs at m51 low on the horizon and not a star trail in sight! Anything longer was too washed out due to very bright full moon!

But very pleased at how easy it is to set up and use, I'm so glad I went for this option so thanks very much to all of you that helped me make my mind up.

Can't wait to use it on darker skies now! And pick up the guide mount!

Qhy 5 and phd is highly recommended!