Test Image....

[daz]

Got the new guide cam today, and spent the night playing. After several frustrations with Maxim, I finally get everything working!!

Test image below - look at them tight stars!! Single 5 minute exposure, thru the SXXF-H9 and ED80, guided with the SXV guidecam thru the WO66

[Beyond_Vision]

Glad to see you have got the guiding sorted out. Looks like the next job is going to be a CCD clean

Regards

Kevin

[Whippy]

Woo!! Just get some wonder fluid and one of those Blue cloths and the universe is your oyster! We are now expecting some proper 'pro' images now....

Tony..

[daz]

Yep, job for the weekend!!

[barkis]

This looked like a case of Deja Vu, so I went back to your M81/82. :mrgreen:

Looks like your about ready to cut loose Daz. Guidings Ace.

Just need to get shot of those Dark Mysterons. Captain Scarlets your man.

Ron.

[beamish]

Nice and tight there Daz :thumbright:

Karlo

[Helen]

That's looking really good Daz! Onwards and upwards

Helen

[saturn5]

Yep,they sure are tight,just like the waist of my jeans after the festive feast.

[Tim]

Wahey! Nothing stopping you now Darren!

As for Maxim, I know what you mean. I swapped it for the very user friendly Nebulosity. Combined with PHD it runs as sweet as anything, uses less resources, is a fraction of the cost, and produces results that are on a par with any (SteveL's M42 for instance)

TJ

[daz]

Trouble with PHD is that is doesn't see the SXV guide head, because it connects directly to the SXVF camera - at least, I could not get it to!!

Maxim has the right drivers and ability to see both cameras.

Anyway, I got it working, just need to clean all the optics, double check polar alignment and then we're off!!!

Thanks all