Oag Vs Guide Scope This document compares the use of a Guide Scope with the use of an Off Axis Guider two popular methods for guiding a telescope mount for long exposure astrophotography As the examples shows the off axis guider eliminates problems of differential flexure in Newtonians and SCTs while a Guide Scope can be easier to use in practice
OAG vs guidescope May 18 2017 In Gears By jolo There are already some happy users of premium telescope mounts that do not need to use any guiding at all But still most people who deal with astroimaging are obligated to guide their setups for long exposure photography using either separate guidescope or off axis guider OAG 1 jblockyou Ranger 4 topic starter Posts 399 Joined 19 Jul 2010 Posted 26 September 2015 08 54 PM For those of you who have autoguided I have a couple of questions I have used both a seperate guidescope and an off axis guider and can t really see much difference in the final result
Oag Vs Guide Scope
Oag Vs Guide Scope
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OAG vs Guide Scope By zakkhogan December 30 2012 in Discussions Cameras 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 zakkhogan Members 190 659 Location Essex Posted December 30 2012 Im intending on uping my game in the astrophotography world Got myself a wedge for my CPC800 now looking at guiding
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Oag Vs Guide Scope
Off Axis Guider Or Guidescope Autoguiding Astrojolo
Off Axis Guider Or Guidescope Autoguiding Astrojolo
OAG Vs Guidescope Astrojolo
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First Tests With An OAG Vs Guide Scope Page 3 Experienced Deep Sky
First Tests With An OAG Vs Guide Scope Page 2 Experienced Deep Sky
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Page 1 of 2 Guide Scope vs Off Axis Guiding posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging So Im just getting started with guiding My imaging to date has been OK at best mostly un tracked photos My AP challenges polar alignment focusing and target location Recently acquired AVX mount which has been a big help target location and polar alignment no visual sight of Polaris where I
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An off axis guider OAG sends starlight to your guide camera using an internal pick off prism that collects light running off of the telescope axis An OAG allows you to utilize your primary imaging camera and telescope for autoguiding without the need for an additional guide scope
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OAG Off Axis Guider vs Guide Scope September 2 2023 In the realm of long exposure astrophotography achieving precise tracking of the night sky is essential to capture those breathtaking celestial images The Earth s rotation poses a constant challenge requiring us to compensate for it meticulously
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1 Dynan Fly Me to the Moon topic starter Posts 7 357 Joined 11 Mar 2018 Posted 04 October 2018 11 51 AM I have run across statements saying NOT to use a guide scope for SCT s Is this because of the short focal length of the guide scope typically in the 200 400 mm range in relation to the long focal length of the typical SCT
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Now if you just don t like OAG s then the general rule is to choose a guide scope that is at least 1 4 the focal length of your imaging scope For instance if your focal length is 2032mm you want a guide scope with a focal length of at least 500mm Also take into account the bigger the guide scope the more weight you are adding to your mount
The OAG uses a small prism as a mirror to deflect part of the incoming light from the telescope from the edge of the field outside the image frame of the imaging camera to an independent guide camera Schematic of an off axis guider OAG Credit Optec Why an Off Axis Guider Go to AskAstrophotography r AskAstrophotography by View community ranking In the Top 5 of largest communities on Reddit I d like to hear people s experience going to OAG from using a dedicated guide scope What have been the benefits you ve seen and what are the negatives
1 2 OAG vs guide scope This topic contains a poll Is there enough improvement to justify Stay with guide scope Go for On Axis Guider Login to vote and view results 1 43 HMRphoto 5 13 2021 I have a ZWO guide scope to guide my 80 mm refractor How much better guiding can I expect if I change to an on axis guider 1 2