Chuck, do you plan to piggy-back a DSLR or use it as a prime focus system? Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 2:46 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Celestron Nexguide autoguider Has anyone purchased and used the Celestron Nexguide autoguider? http://www.celestron.com/c3/product.php?ProdID=648 As my transition from emulsion to digital continues, I really like this concept. I want to avoid having to take a laptop to a remote site- generally take only the minimum amount of equipment. I tend to take too much stuff even for visual outings, lol. Imaging with a DSLR and this little gadget seems to be the perfect way to go, especially considering the amazing images published by people using a DSLR instead of dedicated astro-camera. Spend more time getting images and less time staring at a monitor, punching keys, and generally losing good dark-adaptation. Do all the organizing and processing back at home. Add to that the fact that one's power requirements drop quite a bit when losing the computer, and it's a cinch for streamlined, reduced-hassle imaging. I'd like to get this with a portion of my tax return, and do some testing with the old Pentax film camera, until I can fund the DSLR later in the spring. Comments welcome. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1202 / Virus Database: 1435/3402 - Release Date: 01/25/11