[APML] STV or ST7E for guiding?...

["Jeff Crilly" <jlcapml@sbcglobal.net>]

I've been autoguiding my film exposures w/ a ST7E + CCDOPS using
an 80mm f11 for a guidescope.  The film imaging scope is 106 f5 (530mm FL).

My plan has been to replace the 80mm f11 w/ a short guidescope and
continue to use the ST7E.

I'm wondering if the STV + E-finder would be a better performer.

The ST7E is a bit big/heavy and does require the power sucking
laptop running ccdops.  Also, the initial autoguide calibrate is
lengthy with the 20second full frame downloads... plus it seems
like ccdops always picks a star near the FOV edge, resulting in the
need to repoint the OTAs for calibration.

Any comments?  Is the STV really painless?

Btw, the mount is a G11.

thanks

jeff

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