QSI WSG 500 Series, User Manual

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Section
3
Guiding
Note
: This section is repeated from the QSI 500 Series User Guide.
The QSI 500 Series camera can be used as you main imaging camera or as an autoguider.
MaxIm LE supports the following cameras as autoguiders. Other camera control software,
such as MaxIm DL support additional autoguiders with a QSI camera.
Autoguider support in MaxIm LE
 Meade DSI Pro, DSI Pro II, DSI Pro III  Any recent SBIG camera
 Orion StarShoot  Video DirectShow
 Orion StarShoot Autoguider  Lumenera
 Starlight Express Lodestar
 Fishcamp Starfish  Any QSI camera
QSI 500 Series cameras have a Guider port on the bottom of the camera. This port sends
guider correcting signals to your telescope mount. Connect the included guider cable from the
camera Guider port to the AutoGuider port on your telescope mount. The guider correction
signals output by the QSI 500 will work with most modern telescope mounts using the included
guider cable.
The photo to the left shows the guider
cable connected to the AutoGuider
port on a Losmandy Gemini System.
Please refer to your camera and
mount specifications to confirm your
mount is compatible with the signals
from the QSI 500 Series camera. QSI
offers an optional Guider Break-Out
Box (GBOB) for connecting to older or
non-standard mounts. Please see the
QSI web site for complete details.
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