· 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 elbee professor emeritus Reged: 05/02/09 Loc: Arizona how to add autoguiding to old televue GEM       #3082951 - 05/03/09 03:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   yes, in 1990 the televue gibralter mount offered a GEM head option. i have one of these with a RA axis motor drive (i'll post pics if you're skeptical :-) i want to try autoguiding for astrophotography. i dont mind spending a few hundred to get started (vs. drop down 1500 for a G-8, etc). i am trying to figure out what motor drive set i can attach to manual control shafts of the head that can be controlled by an autoguider. it appears the celestron DA motor drives for the CG-4 mount might work, but how do i control guiding from a computer instead of the hand control. can something like orion starshoot autoguider control the DA motor drives from celestron? the autoguiders i look at seem to have a single control wire whereas don't i need separate RA/DEC control signals if i have separate drive motors for each axis? i can polar align the genesis such that i can take unguided prime focus photos with my DSLR for 30-60 sec. i have not been able to get the hang of manual off axis guiding, but looking to try to autoguide via the off axis guider your input appreciated on a motor drive set and autoguider control that can work with this setup. thanks lee Post Extras:       iriise member Reged: 09/09/08 Loc: Monterey County,Ca. Re: how to add autoguiding to old televue GEM [Re: elbee]       #3084024 - 05/04/09 03:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Have a look at this page on the Shoestring Astronomy site. http://www.store.shoestringastronomy.com/products_gp.htm Scroll down to the handcontroller modification section. Good luck, Post Extras:       elbee professor emeritus Reged: 05/02/09 Loc: Arizona Re: how to add autoguiding to old televue GEM [Re: iriise]       #3084525 - 05/04/09 11:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   thank you. that page is very interesting and potentially useful but i still need to find a motor drive set i believe will work with my mount. the more i look at the celestron DA motor drives, the less i believe they will work...i'll keep checking.. thanks Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 8 registered and 19 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: 370 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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