Maru
17-01-2017, 02:51 PM
Hi! I just bought a 12" Dobson collapsible with Goto. Since on my previous telescope I didn't have a motor drive I am kind of exploring the way that Skyscan works. First time that I put it up I didn't have much time so I didn't bother to level and after the 2 star alignment process the accuracy in pointing was not very good. the second time I tried, I leveled it (with Iphone) and the accuracy improved a lot but the objects were still not right in the centre of the eyepiece. Since I don't have experience with automatic pointing I wanted to know what degree of accuracy I should expect..I mean, should I bother leveling with a better tool than an iphone or this is the maximum precision I can expect? (Objects are within the finder view almost at the center of it, but quite far from the center of the eyepiece with a 25mm eyepiece).
Also, after the successful alignment message it came up the "the previous npe is applied" message. Could that influence the accuracy?
Thanks for your help guys
Cheers
Also, after the successful alignment message it came up the "the previous npe is applied" message. Could that influence the accuracy?
Thanks for your help guys
Cheers