Hey Guys,
I just got the GPS-Mate (from BC&F Astro Engineering) for Christmas. I tried it out last night for the first time. I have a Meade 10" LX200 Classic, and I hooked it up like the instructions said. I set the scope tube at 0 degrees, and let the scope go through initialization, and hit the start button on the GPS-Mate. I did it three times. I was looking for Saturn (knowing where it was in the sky), but the scope started going directly over head each time. The last time it wedged my new DenkII's to the base of the scope, and froze up. I had to disengage the drive to release it.
Granted, I'm new to astronomy, but I can follow basic directions. Anybody else tried this thing?
Thanks,
Dave
I just got the GPS-Mate (from BC&F Astro Engineering) for Christmas. I tried it out last night for the first time. I have a Meade 10" LX200 Classic, and I hooked it up like the instructions said. I set the scope tube at 0 degrees, and let the scope go through initialization, and hit the start button on the GPS-Mate. I did it three times. I was looking for Saturn (knowing where it was in the sky), but the scope started going directly over head each time. The last time it wedged my new DenkII's to the base of the scope, and froze up. I had to disengage the drive to release it.
Granted, I'm new to astronomy, but I can follow basic directions. Anybody else tried this thing?
Thanks,
Dave
