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LaVey

By LaVey
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Catanonia

Catanonia

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I have the OpticStar PL130m mate and currently having all sorts of issues with it finding fainter stars than constellation stars through a Skywatcher ED80.

Currently trying to work it out, there is a thread on this page from me about it.

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Psychobilly

Psychobilly

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I have had both the DSI IC and DSI IIC - Currently John is using my "Spare" DSI Ic and I am using the DSI IIC which I fitted a TEC cooler to (dont bother running it though) both make VG guidecams.... the Mono pros are supposed to be better still...

I almost bought one of the opticstar ones as a spare bought another Opticstar camera instead and ended up takign it back... softweare was pretty dire and sensitivity for what was supposed to be a planetary cam was pants ok for the moon and that was it........ Ended up swapping it for a DMK21AU04.AS havent used ti for guiding yet had it running with PHD and plan to leave it fitted to the 8" as and Electonic EP for alignment......Usign the bullseyes in PHD...

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MartinB

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Why are people talking about QHY5s and DSIs when they aren't under discussion?? Why are people recommending these cameras ahead of the MX516.

I believe the MX516 uses the same chip as the SXV dedicated guide camera which is an excellent camera. It has a respectable field of view, good sensitivity and low noise. I think it would be more than a match for a QHY5 or a DSI. Since I haven't used an MX516 you would have to double check but the SXV autoguider always performed very well for me.

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Milamber

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The 516 is an imaging camera rather than a guide camera, does anyone know the download times for a frame? I see it has the USB interface but it's not native, It would be better used with the STAR interface as an imager in it's own right.

Arthur

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LaVey

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Thanx for the advice guys, all input and suggestions appreciated!

Arthur.. does this small size of 516 mean it would be difficult to use as a guider and is more suited as an imager?

Have found the QHY5 at QHY5 Guider & Imaging CameraGuider Cameras | Rother Valley Optics in budget and also read the post here http://stargazerslounge.com/equipment-help/82289-qhy5-dsi-mk-1-a.html - but a DSI mk1 could be hard to come by... so looks like a sensible choice.

Cheers

Chris

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