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[Mr Jack Martin]

I’m considering changing from PHD2 for Spectroscopy guiding on the slit of a LhiresIII.
Questions:
What are the pros and cons?
How easy/difficult is it to set up?
I am using a Starlight Xpress Lodestar guide camera PHD2 linked to The SkyX Windows 10.
Advice most appreciated thank you,
Jack

[John Coffin]

Hi Jack, just a thought, is it worth posting this in the ‘computer’ forum?
Best wishes, John

[Andy Wilson]

As posts too all the different forums appear in a single list on the front page of the BAA website, I unfortunately doubt that posting to another BAA forum would gain any extra responses.

I have not been doing active spectroscopy with my LHIRES III for a little while, though I used PHD2. I found it very easy and user friendly. It did need a little setup and tweaking, but no more than other software. I would set it up and try it out. Different people prefer different software, so I think it depends on what you find works best for you.

Best wishes,
Andy

[Mr Jack Martin]

John and Andy,
I see on the forums it guides down to sub pixel level and is more stable than PHD2.
No more jitterbugs!
Regards,
Jack

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