Tips for better autoguiding for deep-sky imaging. Why tracking can be inaccurate.
In this video, I'd like to give you a few tips on how to improve your autoguiding. You often hear that a mount must be defective or that the settings in the PHD2 software, for example, are incorrect, which is why tracking errors occur. In my experience, the problems usually lie elsewhere. Here, I'll show you what to look out for and what you can do to improve your autoguiding before you take your mount in for repair.
I hope you enjoy the video and find it helpful.
CS Frank
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00:00 Start
00:25 Introduction
02:13 The Need for Perfect Autoguiding
05:00 Stable Setup
06:16 Polar Setup
08:07 Balance
09:54 Cable clutter
11:52 Guidescope vs. Off-Axis Guider
13:26 Axis clamping
14:56 Slug play and backlash
16:47 Seeing
18:46 Backlash compensation
20:30 Repairs
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