The ASIair is finally set up.
I have the 120 mini guide camera connected via USB to the ASIair, and attached to the OAG and sufficiently focused.
My DSLR is simultaneously in focus
There was only one orientation of the OAG with the DSLR where the three OAG knobs would not interfere with the parts of the DSLR that protrude beyond the level of where a lens connects
The ASIair is connected by USB to the bottom of the hand controller
I can easily connect to the ASIair and to SkyPortal for control of the telescope
Everything worked except for guiding, as I learned that I must pretty accurately polar align the scope first, so that the small guiding corrections are not overwhelmed with the drift that comes with poor polar alignment, but the hardware did try to select a guide star and calibrate the movements.
I am working under the assumption that the orientation of the guide camera, as well as the fact that it is mirrored through the OAG are all taken care of in the calibration steps of guiding, as I didn't see anywhere that demanded that the guide camera be orthogonal to the scope, and I also couldn't find anywhere to indicate that the image in the guide camera was mirrored through the prism of the autoguider.
So my next step on a clear night will be to go through a calibration and polar alignment procedure for my scope before initiating the guiding again.
Thank you.
