I have been happy with an SBIG ST-10XE for a couple of years now, but the "couple of years" is also the problem. I got some new filters and so want to put an external guide camera (outside the filters) instead of the one that is built in. Unfortunately, the older ST-10s do not have a port for that (without more $$ and time for an upgrade). Is there a lower cost (quick and easy?) solution that anyone has used? I do have one of those low-cost Meade cameras, but does it have a place to talk directly to the telescope? (LX200) Thanks for any help.
Charlie
Charlie
Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
