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Eclipse GOTOSTAR

Started by astro52, 05/04/2007 08:28PM
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Michael Traub
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Join Date: May 2001

Location: Corpus Christi TX, US

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I was wondering if anyone out there has tried the Eclipse GOTOSTAR system yet? How good are the GOTO's? How does the system compare to systems by Meade and Celestron? How easy was it to install? Thanks in advance for any information. smile
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Mike Traub; South Texas; SV80ED : 80mm homemade refractor(Carton lens) :Tasco 10K 80X1200mm:SV80DLtongueST:Vixen GP mount.
Posted 05/22/2007 11:59PM #1
Jesus Munoz
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Hi Michael,

I got a Gotostar system last January and I have a couple of things to say. First, the gears don't fit Vixen size, the gear hole is smaller, so you need to make a bigger hole to fit the gears.
Second, the motors are very noisy, and I mean VERY noisy. The motors sound even if the declination axis motor is not working. If you can live with the buzz, then it is a wonderful computer system. It has a lot of objects in its memory, the motors are fast and precise (I think that it is more precise than an LXD75, but just marginally).
A used Skysensor will work better and more precise than the chinese computer if you can spend a couple of hundred dollars more.

Good Luck

Jesus MG
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