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Does anyone use alt az?

Started by hakescl, 06/22/2004 05:28PM
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Posted 06/22/2004 05:28PM Opening Post
Charles Hakes
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Location: Durango CO, US

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There are sure some great pictures posted here. My question is - does anyone use a field de-rotator and have their scope is alt-az mode when turning out these pictures? Keeping our LX200 in alt az sure would be simpler. That is, if those Meade attachments really work.

Thanks for any help or comments.

Charlie
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Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
Posted 06/23/2004 02:11AM #1
Jake Jacobson
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Hi Charles -

A friend of mine had the de-rotator, and claimed it never worked right and was an endless source of frustration to setup correctly. You might be better off with the tried and true wedge.

-jake
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