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Meade DS-2102: Failure to Align

Started by Lee_S, 12/24/2006 07:18PM
Posted 12/24/2006 07:18PM Opening Post
I spent a couple more hours with my new Meade DS-2102 and I could not get it to align properly. I started with the scope facing North according to the compass, the bubble level "level", the azimuth at 0,0 and the altitude adjustment at 0,0. It would select a star and then point somewhere that was way off. It was about 30 degrees off when it tried to find Sirius. Any ideas about where I'm going wrong? 8O

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I have several telescopes, but none are semi-APO, APO, or in anyway valuable.
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Posted 12/24/2006 07:45PM #1
I don't have a Meade DS but my best guess is that you have the time identified wrong or have daylight savings time turned on.

Dave
Posted 12/26/2006 01:34AM #2
Thanks guys. grin I did have the daylight savings time turned on so that might be part of the problem. shocked I'll take this scope back home and try again when I have a full evening to devote to it. It looks like clouds and rain will put off my next attempt for a little while. 8)

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