· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 donsinger1 sage Reged: 10/28/07 CGEM and Autoguiding       #3041545 - 04/13/09 01:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I received my CGEM and it should be clear soon and was wondering what everyone's experience has been autoguiding the mount. I will be guiding using a 50mm Miniborg with Orion SSAG and PHD...was wondering about what settings you may be using for Agressiveness, etc... Thanks, Don Post Extras:       waassaabee Post Laureate Reged: 11/26/07 Loc: Central California Coast Re: CGEM and Autoguiding [Re: donsinger1]       #3041745 - 04/13/09 03:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm guiding with essentially the same setup and found on my one night out that the default PHD settings work pretty darn good. I've heard you can set the aggressiveness a bit higher... Post Extras:       famax journeyman Reged: 07/01/07 Re: CGEM and Autoguiding [Re: waassaabee]       #3041768 - 04/13/09 03:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Please all prime cgem owners , it would be great if all of you could post some guiding logs to look a the mount efficiency. Thanks a lot. Post Extras:       donsinger1 sage Reged: 10/28/07 Re: CGEM and Autoguiding [Re: waassaabee]       #3042192 - 04/13/09 07:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great...can't wait! BTW, how noisy is your CGEM compared to your CG5? I find the RA better and DEC about the same. Don Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 18 registered and 46 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Bowmoreman, bilgebay, iceblaze  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 467 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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