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But autoguider connectors are standardized. Are you sure I can autoguide with my Celestron or classic LX200?

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But autoguider connectors are standardized. Are you sure I can autoguide with my Celestron or classic LX200?

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The autoguiding software does not connect to your telescope’s autoguider port. It autoguides by issuing Autostar commands through its serial port. [Note added October 2005:] You CAN autoguide with any telescope that has a standard SBIG-type (6-pin) autoguider connector (such as a Celestron or classic LX200), or is computer controlled through the serial port with any ASCOM-compatible interface (including Nexstars and classic LX200s). You need GuideDog software and (if using an autoguider connector) a cable which you can make or buy from Shoestring Astronomy. With the Meade LPI and an 8-inch telescope, you should be able to use stars down to at least magnitude 7.5; this may be a very conservative estimate.