Thanks, Chuck. Let me/us know how this works out for you. I've long wanted to do a bit more wide-field imaging; maybe this would work for me, too. I've really had a lot of fun with a barn-door mount and the 18-70mm lens on my Nikon D70. Lot's of "old" technology, but it works for me. I wouldn't mind a cheap alternative to the kind of imaging that Joe, Steve and others do (though I'm not foolish enough to expect the same fantastic results). Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:21 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Celestron Nexguide autoguider On 1/26/11, Kim Hyatt <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
I'm interested to know how that works out. When I get a few dollars I may look into purchasing one myself. What kind of guidescope will you be using?
The product manual recommends at least 80mm aperture, and a focal length between 400mm and 1200mm. I'll probably experiment with the guidescope choice and it will likely change to suit the image scale I'm shooting at the moment. I have several refractors that fit the bill, and I can even guide with my C5 or C6 if need be.