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MaxIm LE automatically selects the brightest star as the guide star.
You are now set up for guiding. Continue with instructions in the online help in MaxIm LE to
calibrate your autoguider and begin tracking the selected guide star.
For complete instructions on autoguiding in MaxIm LE please refer to the “Autoguiding”
section of the online help in MaxIm.
Using a QSI 500 Series Camera as an AutoGuider
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n of MaxIm DL and CCDSoft supports additional options.
Your QSI 500 Series can be used as an autoguider with another camera as your m
imaging camera. If using MaxIm LE, the main CCD camera must be set as a QSI camera
or “No Camera.” The full versio
Note:
This section provides basic instructions on how to use your QSI 500
Series camera as an autoguider. For this example, there is no main CCD
camera. For complete instructions on guiding, including a step-by-step tutorial,
please see the online help in MaxIm LE.
Click the Setup tab of the Camera Control window. Click the Setup button below Main CCD
Camera and select “No Camera” under Camera Model and click OK to return to the
Camera Control Window. Click the Setup button below Autoguider and select “QSI