OBSERVATORY & EQUIPMENT
Observatory
Well… that is the result after negotiations with my wife Silvina. Actually more than an observatory is just a site with a Pier at the border of the swimming pool in my backyard. Although the location is a bit risky, it is a convenient place for the rig.
The pier is placed directly in the basement. There are a bunch of people who used to build a block of cement below undergraound, that was tIMAGE
VIXEN SKY SENSOR AUTOGUIDING INTERFACE VS ST4
Autoguiding Interface
The mount performance with autoguiding is acceptable. However the RJ11 socket has to be adapted to the SBIG ST4 type interface. Not a big deal. There is the Sky Sensor Adaptor available at Starlight Xpress or its dealers.
As an alternative (and this goes to the responsibility of the owner) the cables can be switched to match both different lay outs. But again that’s goes under the responsibility of each owner. Any mistake in the cables might ruin the equipment.