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Lumicon Easy Guider LG1015, Manual

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10 

 

 

Zwo guiders Back Focal Distance Table 

Mini's / Guiders 

 

Model 

Back Focus (mm) 

 

 

ASI120MM Mini Mono 

8.5 

ASI174MM Mini Mono 

8.5 

ASI290MM Mini Mono 

8.5 

 

 

 

Other Guiders Back Focal Distance Table 

Model 

Back Focus (mm) 

Lodestar 

12.5 

QHYCCD5 Version 1 

12.5 

QHY5III174 

11.0 

QHY5III178 

11.0 

QHY5III185C 

11.0 

QHY5III224 

11.0 

QHY5III290 

11.0 

 

Model 

Back Focus (mm) 

Canon EF mount cameras 

44 

Nikon F Mount Cameras 

46.5 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Easy Guider LG1015

Page 1: ...Lumicon Easy Guider for 2 inch focuers The Original Off Axis Guider Patent 4 448 500 1981 Part number LG1015 Configured for DSLR Camera setups...

Page 2: ...Off Axis Guiding Guiding occurs with the same light path as the imaging detector thereby eliminating the effects due to differential flexure slop of the auxiliary guide scope Differential flexure in...

Page 3: ...int for success Make sure the guide camera is equally locked in place Any movement of the guide camera will introduce artificial guiding errors Off Axis Guiding is powerful A common mistake made when...

Page 4: ...er from the guider body Thread the adapter into the front of your camera adapter DSLR T ring and firmly tighten You may need to use a spacer ring or alternate adapter in order for the guide camera to...

Page 5: ...ed Attach the 1 25 extension tube to the guide camera DSLR cameras have a larger Back Focal Distance therefore the guide cameras need to be spaced back further The extension tube allows for the requir...

Page 6: ...ation of the guide chip with the edge of the pick out prism in a similar fashion as you did the main camera However this time it will be a blind alignment Just do your best In the figure below we ve t...

Page 7: ...to focus For this to happen the distance of both camera detectors must be located the same distance from the center of the pick out prism All units in mm Goals A must B C must be 27mm and 48mm A Guid...

Page 8: ...der o BFD 8 5mm Extension Tube Length Provided with Guider o BFD 25 0mm Calculation First Calculate B B Camera BFD 17 5 T Ring thickness Extension Tube Length B 46 5 17 5 8 25 B 47mm Next Evaluate C C...

Page 9: ...r o BFD 8 5mm Extension Tube Length Provided with Guider o BFD 25 0mm Calculation First Calculate B B Camera BFD 17 5 T Ring thickness Extension Tube Length B 44 17 5 8 25 B 44 5mm Next Evaluate C C B...

Page 10: ...ASI174MM Mini Mono 8 5 ASI290MM Mini Mono 8 5 Other Guiders Back Focal Distance Table Model Back Focus mm Lodestar 12 5 QHYCCD5 Version 1 12 5 QHY5III174 11 0 QHY5III178 11 0 QHY5III185C 11 0 QHY5III...

Page 11: ...adjust the focus of the guide frame by moving the guide camera in and out of its draw tube A Bahtinov mask is very useful for this task Once best focus is found lock down the guider camera locking scr...

Page 12: ...12 Lumicon is owned by Optical Structures Incorporated 11371 Pyrites Way Suite A Rancho Cordova CA 95670 916 638 2003 www FarpointAstro com...

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