That high accuracy is due to the small pixel size, and means you can use the orion starshoot autoguider with a smaller and lessexpensive guide scope than is possible. Finally, an easytouse, affordable autoguider for longexposure astrophotography. I should have included that i could only recover the driver by restarting the all of indi, not just the one driver. The starshoot autoguider works with the qhy ccd driver. Orion starshoot autoguider pro mono astrophotography. The front housing of the ultramini guide scope doubles as a precise helical focuser with etched hashmark scale for easy and repeatable focusing. Jan 06, 2015 the included orion astrocap software is packed with capture features such as focus aids, histogram, exposure and gain settings, auto dark frame removal, and more. Im using the orion ssag, and while you a warning that it doesnt work, its worked flawlessly for me. The driver i have is from orion and the device manager states it is working properly, but none of the image programs work. I want to share the info as i have received a ton of great advice from sgl users, and maybe theres a noob like me out there wit. The sagpro is a high speed cmos camera designed for astronomical use. The orion starshoot autoguider is a popular, proven solution to autoguiding for astrophotography. Orion binoculars are known for quality optics at a great price. I tried installing it on my computer i use for astro stuff.
The button leads to the github site with documentation and a video tutorial. Get high accuracy, premium performance and ultimate flexibility with the thermo scientific orion versa star pro benchtop meter with ph ise module. The message indicates the ascom driver cant connect to. It looks like you orion drivers youve downloaded just literally have the driver and nothing else. However, i tried to use the orion ssag with ccdsoft and it appears that it may only be supported via an ascom driver.
The sagpro is a high speed cmos camera designed for astronomi cal use. After using a couple orion ssags, i went with one of these when i moved to an offaxis guider. This highly sensitive monochrome imaging device is primarily designed for precise autoguiding, but it also performs as a highquality astrophotography camera. Select orion ssag camera from list of ascom devices. The orion drivers were happy with both of them using the orion vidpid, and the qhy drivers would recognize and use both when programmed with the qhy5 vidpd. Orion starshoot autoguider pro mono lowest prices opt. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. Product support orion starshoot autoguider pro mono. For this driver, please select orion ssdsi on the setup tab. Congratulations on your purchase of the orion starshoot autoguider pro sagpro. Orion is committed to supporting you with yourorion starshoot autoguider. With the eqmod ascom driver, the user will be able to control the modded eq mount using any ascom based astronomy software at 0.
Uploaded on 4102019, downloaded 2385 times, receiving a. Orion starshoot autoguider and 60mm guide scope package 21404. At first i thought it wasnt going to work, but after about a full minute windows finally searched for a driver. Basically you just need to plug your camera in, and wait for windows to pop up the installing driver window or manually add device from control panel system device manager. Orion ssag and windows 10 problems discussions cameras. This allows you to install the orion wait a few moments and the cam starshoot solar system imager camera era will automatically install on your driver and the orion image capture soft computer. The versatile orion starshoot autoguider pro comes with an array of handy items including a nosepiece threaded for use with 1. The easiest way to get the orion starshoot autoguider into. Then the orion camera was finally recognized and i could simulate shooting darks and searching for a guide star. Features orion starshoot autoguider pro monochrome camera. Orion starshoot autoguider pro mono step up to the next level of guiding accuracy and multipurpose imaging versatility with the orion starshoot autoguider pro mono astrophotography camera. Orion also marketed a version 2 with a few enhancements, but it was still basically the same camera. Orion s telescope buyers guide is a great place to start. I am real close to getting the 64 bit ssag driver to work with ascom too.
Product support orion starshoot autoguider orion telescopes. Includes exclusive orion astrocap software and ascom driver. The ultrafast frame rate up to 200fps in lowest resolution and up to 30fps in. Orion starshoot autoguider and 60mm guide scope package. We offer binoculars for every viewing interest, including astronomical binoculars, compact binoculars, waterproof binoculars, birding binoculars, and sport and hunting binoculars. Now an employeeowned company, we pride ourselves on an unswerving commitment to best quality products, value and unmatched customer care. May 28, 2016 dear all, after tinkering around several nights, i finally got around getting the orion starshoot autoguider also called ssag into focus using a small 50mm guidescope. The orion starshoot pro is a oneshot color osc thermoelectrically cooled ccd camera. The starshoot autoguider pro mono astrophotography cameras high quantum efficiency will help guide you to better astrophotos. This multipurpose performer includes a filterthreaded 1. Orion 52031 starshoot auto guider pro mono astrophotography camera black. My starshoot pro is the original version of the camera. The message indicates the ascom driver cant connect to the camera.
I bought an orion ssag and got it yesterday, the pains have started. The orion 30mm ultramini guide scope features ccsmount threads for secure, flexurefree attachment of the included starshoot autoguider pro mono. Orion starshoot family external link drivers for several models of orion s astrophotography cameras are available from the manufacturer. If successful, the starshoot camera will appear under the usb serial controllers list and the camera is. Orion starshoot autoguider pro equipment cloudy nights. Orion starshoot autoguider driver base driver download. The orion starshoot autoguider sensor is a highresolution, halfinch format 1. Cancelling an image, stopping a loop of exposure, stopping autoguiding. Orion starshoot autoguider pro mono astrophotography camera. Dec 28, 2018 the orion starshoot autoguider is a popular, proven solution to autoguiding for astrophotography.
The ultrafast frame rate up to 200fps in lowest resolution and up to. The included guide scope makes selecting a guide star easy with its large 60 mm objective lens and nonrotating helical focuser. The orion starshoot autoguider has revolutionized autoguiding and the capture of deepsky images by mechanizing the tedious and tiring method of manually guiding an exposure, which involved staring endlessly into an illuminated reticle eyepiece while tweaking your mounts electronic drive controls by hand to keep the stars pinpoint sharp. The included guide scope makes selecting a guide star easy with its large 60 mm. Orion s manual says to download the ascom drivers, the sagpro driver and phd2. With its amazingly high sensitivity qe of 74% and 1280x960 1. Dec 18, 2015 with phd2 open i connected the orion autoguider. I think im using the standard orion driver for the camera, i dont recall that i downloaded an ascom driver for it. The light weight, slim form factor, high sensitivity and built in st4 port make the sagpro ideal for use as a guide camera. Orion starshoot family external link drivers for several models of orions astrophotography cameras are available from the manufacturer. Other drivers optional this driver is optional, only needed for these software which control the camera through directshow. Orion starshoot autoguider pro orion astrocap software guide. This is an ongoing project, so be sure to check the site for updates. Hopefully the ascom install should fix it there are definite messages in your log that show that is missing on your system.
I just bought the starshoot autoguider pro from orion yesterday with the 60 mm guidescope 240 mm f4. Orion starshoot deep space imager 2 updated driver. Driver installation procedure for ssag win 7810 software downloads. The orion starshoot autoguider pro mono is a great design for both autoguiding and a solar system camera. Before the sagpro can be used, software and camera drivers must be. The ssag can also be selected as an ascom camera within ascom compatible software if the ssag ascom driver was installed using either the full installer ssagdrvfull. The included orion astrocap software is packed with capture features such as. Meade lx90 12 sct, gso orionbranded 200mm f4 richfield newt, meade ar5 127mm achromatic refractor, skywatcher 150mm f12 maksutovcassegrain, orionbranded st80, skywatcher st80 being modified and will be a gift to an interested party, 15 x 70mm celestron binoculars, old vivitar 8 20 x 50mm zoom binoculars actually very good.
Complete autoguiding package contains 60 mm multiuse guide scope and starshoot autoguider. Works well with phd and includes all software necessary. Orions telescope buyers guide is a great place to start. The solution as it stands is in the system registry to sort it out as the ssag driver is 64bit enabled. It will be very messy if every application install its own version because you endup with firmwaredriver mismatch. Orion versa star pro phise benchtop multiparameter meter. I have searched the orion website and cannot seem to locate an ascom driver for the ssag. Hopefully if you get the pro you wont have issues getting the drivers to work off the website. Since i happen to have orion starshoot pro v2 and use the orion starshoot autoguider, without ascom driver. I get 1280x1024 resolution, monochrome of course, and frame rates up to about 5 seconds or so.
Includes exclusive orion astrocap software and ascom driver slim, lightweight design works well with offaxis guiders and features builtin st4 port for easy mount connection. Its just possible that the orion installer may have missed out the ascom camera driver because it didnt detect ascom, so if you are still having no luck after installing ascom then try the other installer i linked to as well. Oct 03, 2015 orion starshoot autoguider, without ascom driver. Telescope ascom driver to support our usbst4 convertor. Closed clundxiii opened this issue jan 9, 2016 5 comments closed linux. Software and drivers are now available for use of the orion starshoot autoguider with apple computers running mac os x. Open phd guiding and select the connect to camera icon.
The orion starshoot autoguider pro mono astroimaging camera is designed and created for astroimagers who are ready to step up to the next level in guiding accuracy and multipurpose imaging versatility. Uploaded on 4102019, downloaded 2385 times, receiving a 99100 rating by 1285 users. If youre ready to step up to a really sensitive guide camera, the sti would be a perfect choice. With its high sensitivity and qe of 74%, details will become more apparent in exposures. Getting hold of the driver brand is essential for trying to find the precise updated orion starshoot deep space imager 2. Orion starshoot autoguider lowest price guaranteed opt. Congratulations on your purchase of the orion starshoot autoguider. Orions manual says to download the ascom drivers, the sagpro driver and phd2. This driver supports orion starshoot deep space ii color and mono, pro, pro v2, and mono iii. The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall ssag 4. Visit the starshoot autoguider product support section to download software and drivers autoguiding has revolutionized the capture of deepsky astroimages by mechanizing the tedious and tiring method of manually guiding. Since the ssag camera is so sensitive to light, you will need to reduce the gain of the camera to effectively use it during the day. Dear all, after tinkering around several nights, i finally got around getting the orion starshoot autoguider also called ssag into focus using a small 50mm guidescope. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this manually requires some knowhow regarding removing windows applications by hand.
This was enough to tell me the software would work ok. I can easily pick up 10th and 11th magnitude stars from my redzone driveway using 2 second exposures in phd or maxim. Meade lx90 12 sct, gso orion branded 200mm f4 richfield newt, meade ar5 127mm achromatic refractor, skywatcher 150mm f12 maksutovcassegrain, orion branded st80, skywatcher st80 being modified and will be a gift to an interested party, 15 x 70mm celestron binoculars, old vivitar 8 20 x 50mm zoom binoculars actually very good ones from waaaay back. Meet your most challenging applications for ph, ion concentration, mv, orp and temperature. Orion starshoot autoguider pro connection problem indi forum. Cube ii w8408 hc e,g and a smartstarpr and gotonova kit ascom and commander 5. Orion starshoot autoguider driver base driver for windows 7 32 bit, windows 7 64 bit, windows 10, 8, xp. Orion starshoot deep space imager 2 updated driver found. The included orion astrocap software is packed with capture features such as focus aids, histogram, exposure and gain settings, auto dark frame removal, and more.
Click on browse and then locate the folder where the needed driver is and then click next. This versatile camera can even be used for imaging deep space objects such as galaxies and nebulas thanks to its long 10minute maximum exposure time, and it can capture quick exposures as short as 20ms. I had difficulties getting the drivers for the ssag off the orion website so i called them and they sent me a spare disk that they used to send with the ssag. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall ssag 4. I found one for the ssag pro but i am not sure that will work. Went to the phd website and saw a newer version of. Orion starshoot autoguider page 2 indi forum results.
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