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Unbelievable GOTOs!

Started by boatman1, 03/05/2007 02:54AM
Posted 03/05/2007 02:54AM Opening Post
Unbelievable! This was the first real opportunity to use my new(old) LX90 LNT 8" ..........I AM IMPRESSED! I did a Calibrate sensors then a 2 star alignment......the scope tracked perfectly and GOTOs were ALL inside my 30mm eyepiece! I did GOTOs literally ALL OVER the sky.....and the LX90 put all of them inside the eyepiece! I saw more objects in two hours (in these urban skies) then I ever saw in two weeks of manual searching! Look MA no hands .........it moves all by itself! HA. smile

LX90 8" LNT, Celestron 80mm-guide scope,
ETX 90, and 20x80 binoculars
Posted 03/05/2007 03:41AM | Edited 03/05/2007 03:42AM #1
Congrats Joe! 8)
Yup, good GOTOs will save you time "searching" and will allow you to spend more time "observing"...

ENJOY IT!

Ivan Gastaldo 8)
Coconut Creek, FL

Ivan's Observatory
Lat 26N 16' 48" Long 80W 10' 48"
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Posted 03/05/2007 07:25AM #2
Joe,
Welcome to the world of Go-To! 8) I for one have always been in favor of it and have it in one form or another on all my scopes.

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