Autoguider

[goldblade1983]

Hello (again!)

Got my ST80 on order (thanks astrobuysell) and should arrive this week.

Will soon be looking for guidecams (to guide WO GT81)

What would you all recommend?  Ideally I would also like to use it to take planetary shots through my 8" LX90 when it's not autoguiding.

Thoughts?

Don't want to spend the earth here and most likely going to look for second hand options (i.e. won't be buying a £400 brand new lodestar).

Anyone got something for sale?!

Cheers

Brian

[wuthton]

Outside of Lodestar teritory there is the QHY5L-II is £184. There's a couple of QHY5s on AstroBuySell, £130ish. Any less than that and you are probably looking at a Phillips SPC900nc.

Matt.

[goldblade1983]

Anyone used the qhy5l ii for colour planetary imaging add well as guiding?

I have heard qh5y does the job for guiding with st80 just fine

[wuthton]

Anyone used the qhy5l ii for colour planetary imaging add well as guiding?

I have heard qh5y does the job for guiding with st80 just fine

I've only used the mono, guiding only.

There has been a recent discussion about the colour and it's bayer matrix.

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/222362-qhy5l-iic-and-phd/?hl=+phd%20+bayer

Matt.