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More work done and I think my GEM is ready!

Started by fblue, 07/20/2007 06:52AM
Posted 07/20/2007 06:52AM | Edited 07/20/2007 06:53AM Opening Post
Well, I went out tonight and did a drift alignment using the built in drift align system in the LXD650 mount. Surprise!!! It worked very well. 8O In fact it worked so well that I decided to give the PEC training a shot too. Are you ready for this? IT also worked very well indeed! shocked When I finished it held a star in the 9mm Reticle for 10 minutes without a bit of drift or periodic error, I mean the star did not move at all! 8)
I think now it is time to give the photography another try and see if this makes the mount good enough for doing some good shots.
This one of M5 I took last weekend and it was OK, so I hope to do even better this next outing.

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Posted 07/20/2007 02:38PM #1
Cool pic, Floyd. It looks kind of 3-D! smile
Keep up the good work.

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Posted 07/20/2007 03:12PM #2
Don't you love all the little things that you have to do before you even start imaging? wink 8)

Does your mount have a guider port? if it does, you should look into autoguiding...


Clear skies, my friend, and keep it up!

Ivan Gastaldo 8)
Coconut Creek, FL

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