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Old 11-10-2011, 02:58 PM
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Speed of setup would have to favour the Tak although if you got really familiar with Gemini I suppose it would be 2nd nature. Its just more of a learning curve. But the Tak - 1 star synch and your go-tos work as long as your polar alignment is close is hard to beat for speed.

If you image in the same location each time you can polar align accurately using CCD drift alignment and then put a laser in the polar scope. Hopefully there is something nearby it will shine on. Mark that spot with something. Next time you setup in the same spot, shine the laser and adjust until it hits the same spot and you are done.5 minutes tops.

That's what I did for years with my NJP as I would take it home and use it there sometimes and the latitude was just slightly different.

Greg.
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