Re: [APML]: Beginner Needing Advise

["David B. Toth" <ve3gyq@amsat.org>]

At 03:24 PM 9/23/96 PDT, James T Waters wrote:
>     I own a Meade LX200HP 10" f/10 scope. I use the Lumicon Giant Easy 
>     Guider to reduce the scope to f/6.  I want to get into astro 
>     photography and need some advise.  I need an auto guider.  As I see it 
>     my options are the Meade Pictor 201XT auto guider, Meade 208XT auto 
>     guider / imager or SBIG ST4 auto guider.  I have herd that the ST4 has 
>     problems tracking on the LX200 due to DEC retrograde movement and that 
>     Meade has designed the Pictor to take this into account.  

The ST4 has hysteresis adjustments to compensate for backlash. But as I
recall, you can also try to program it out with the LX200 itself.

I'd get the ST4 ... it has an excellent track record ... I have one and an
ST6, and wouldn't sell either one.

Dave