would this work as a replacement for didgital setting circles?

[seeker372011]

wonder if one could just mount this on your dob and use it to find stuff?:)

would be cheaper than a full fledged digital circle installation?

http://www.astronomyonline.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=118&ProductID=2196&cid=-1

course you can probably buy it cheaper from the US if you were prepared to risk it :)

[iceman]

Possibly, but I can't see how it could ever be as accurate as DSC's with encoders.
There was some discussion on the skyscout a few months ago, I can't remember what the general consensus was but i'm sure people will chip in again here :)

[Lester]

Had the same thought when they first came out some months ago. They are not advertised for such a purpose though, only to be hand held. With Fathers day comming up, hope someone gets one to try.

[ving]

hmm... replace your finder with one and away you go hey?
sounds ok...

[Astroman]

Apparently the skyscout cannot be used by Left handers, dunno how true it is but just heard it.

[bojan]

This unit may be quite accurate, depending on the design of course...
Solid state accelerometers, if properly used (and if they are used in this design), can achieve accuracy of 0.1 % or better, which is 3 arc minutes.

[h0ughy]

http://thadlabs.com/ASTRO/SkyScout/ check this out and see for yourselves

[seeker372011]

apparently this guy has done exactly what we are talking about-well lets wait and see if a few more people try it out and report success

[ballaratdragons]

Houghy,

The site is currently down

EDIT: works now :thumbsup:

[ving]

down again...