Hi all,

I am a new member of the group and I know this question has been asked before.

I have a Nexstar GPS 11” with a newer hand controller and the latest firmware.?

Is this scope capable of being adapted for the Starsense plate solve system?

If not, can a piggybacked refractor and guide camera work? If so, what hardware/software coming would work?

Clear Skies,

Paul

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Hi Ray,

I don’t think it will work, as anything that plugs into the Mount is going to have to be turn of the century tech. With the DIY option, I’m thinking some sort of Wi-Fi adapter or serial to usb adapter connected to a PC. The camera would also be connected to the PC. No need for Mount to be compatible with a specific system such as Starsense as long as an ASCOM or Alpaca driver can communicate with the Mount ( the Original fork Mount in my case). I’m thinking NINA, SGP, ASTAP, etc. could platesolve the data from the camera and tell the scope via the driver where it is in the sky. My 2 cents…but anybody’s input or advice is welcome!

Paul

Hi all,

Just an update….I bought a HomeBrew Bluetooth dongle from a fellow Cloudynights member, and it serves to wirelessly connect my Nexstar GPS to CPWI on my Windows tablet. I don’t think I’ll use StarSense, as the manual alignment in CPWI is so easy!

check it out…

Paul