Guide Camera Help

[kz1bob]

Hi All,

I am having some troubles with my new guide camera. I have a Starwave 50mm Guide Scope and an Altair GPCAM AR0130C camera. When I attach the camera to my main telescope (Bresser AR102S) I can see images on my laptop (in the preview window). However, when I attach the camera to the guide scope, all it get is a completely black preview screen. I suspected it might be a back focus issue, but I have tried with and without the extensions that came with the guide scope but all I get is the black screen.

Any ideas what I need to do to get myself sorted?

Thanks in advance for any help and advice.

James

[mikeyj1]

sounds like a focus issue.  Try pointing it at a brighter object, or even in the daylight at a distant hill (not the sun!) to confirm that the exposure is about right for the smaller aperture.  I set mine up in the daylight, and even focused it that way, much easier than trying it at night.

good luck

Mike

[michael8554]

Hi James

As mikeyj1 says, do it during the day, you can push the camera in and out to get rough focus.

Do you have the scope and camera assembled like the image on the Altair site?

Michael

[Garethr]

Hi James 

I've had issues like this but found I had left the lens cap on 

I'm sure that's not your problem here but worth a look. 

 

Gareth 

[MattJenko]

If the Moon is out, try that, as that is always a good object to get focus things sorted during the evening.