Re: [APML]: Guiding

[Christopher Go <rigel@mozcom.com>]

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Lumicon sells or used to sell a Newtonian Easy Guider.  Check out their ad
in S&T or Astronomy Mags...

Chris

At 03:22 AM 7/21/98 GMT, you wrote:
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>> What is a good off-axis guider? Orion Telescope and Binocular Center
>> has a Celestron Radial Guider and the Orion UltraGuider. Will either of
>> these work with a Newtonian scope? Is there a better guider I should be
>> considering? Also, what illuminated reticle eyepiece should I be
>> considering? What features should I look for?  
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>Dave
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>If you are after something basic I would go for the Orion basic model. If
>you after something much better try Lumicon, who I believe make an OAG for
>Newtonians.  Lumicon also make the GEG which IMHO is the best OAG there is,
>although this particular model is only for SCTs.  The Lumicon is likely to
>cost a lot more than the Orion but this will be money well spent, since OAG
>quality and features will make a tremendous difference to useability and
>results.  I would strongly advise against the Celestron Radial Guider. It
>looks highly plausible but when you get one in your hands you find that it
>has two major problems which mean that it will never be suitable for
>precision guiding.  I think it was designed by a marketing person rather
>than someone seriously doing astrophotography. If you are really interested
>in this model I can advise what the problems are.  The exact opposite holds
>true for Lumicon, whose products are designed by someone seriously
>interested in astrophotography (at least he used to be - I'm not quite sure
>what Jack is into these days). 
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>Regards
>--Philip
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