Guiding while Imaging

[Figgis]

Dear All.

               I have a ZWO 462 that's good for Planetary Pics.  I wonder though, Is it possible to Guide and Image at the same time with just this Unit.  I have emailed ZWO, but as yet no reply, what do you guys think?   

 

[Elp]

No. You can use it to guide or image, not both at the same time as either requires continual imaging at what it's looking at.

[michael8554]

As elp said.

1.  If you're planetary imaging, you will be capturing high framerate video from the camera.

Most if not all guiding progs require long exposure mode, not video mode.

2. If you're long exposure imaging of galaxies etc the reverse occurs.

The guiding prog takes a 1 to 4 second exposure, and then sends a correction pulse to the mount.

But the uninterrupted exposure required for the galaxy may well be several minutes.

S-BIG used to make cameras with a second smaller guide chip by the side of the main chip, a form of Off Axis guiding

Michael