| AstroChris - Autoguiding using an LX200 and Star2000 | Self Guiding an LX200 with an MX7C Using Star2000
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STAR2000 Setup For LX200
There are 2 ways to connect S2K to the LX200 – you can connect it to the CCD port of the LX200 or to the RS232 port, either way |
| AstroChris - Setting up an LX200 for Imaging | LX200 Set Up | Connect Everything
Power Lead to LX200
Hand Controller to LX200
Polar Align and Collimate the LX200 if necessary
Train the PEC if necessary
Attach the focal reducer to the cam |
| AstroChris - Hints & Tips | Hints & Tips | The hints, tips and tutorials here are all a result of my learning curve over the past few years. I put them here to help others get started in CCD imaging. Mostly they are not har |
| AstroChris - Processing Tutorial using M57 with the MX7C | Step By Step Processing of M57 | For this M57 image, I took 12 images 600 seconds hires self guide mode, using guide exposures of 2seconds binned 2x2. It was a windy night, and after looking through the images, on |
| AstroChris Seeing Conditions | Seeing Conditions | Seeing conditions this year have not let me get a decent image of Jupiter or Saturn. Last year I bought a second hand Toucam Pro webcam and took my best ever Jupiter image, and tho |