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I.C.D
31-07-2015, 02:22 PM
G'Day All,
Can anyone tell me if the Meade LXD75 mount is able to track the sun and if it can where do I find it on the Hand control.The only thing I can find is the warning not to look at the sun
Ian C :help:

AndrewJ
31-07-2015, 02:30 PM
Gday Ian
To get the right tracking rate with a bog std Autostar/Audiostar, you must set the tracking rate to custom = -3.
You can manually slew to the sun if required, or you can use the std technique of creating a fake asteriod that always hides behind the sun :-)
As per always, ensure all optics are protected properly before slewing or gotoing to the sun.
Andrew

If you run patched firmware, you can get a bit better precision on the RA tracking rate if you want, but the scope wont track in DEC, so you can get a bit of drift over a long time.

I.C.D
31-07-2015, 04:31 PM
Thanks Andrew for the tipI know where to find this part but I am still unsure how to do this part of your reply (std technique of creating a fake asteriod that always hides behind the sun :-)
Thanks again
Ian: thanx:

AndrewJ
31-07-2015, 05:23 PM
Gday Ian
Weasners site is the repository of just about everything needed.
Ref
http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/as_sun.html

Andrew

I.C.D
31-07-2015, 05:54 PM
Thanks mate I will give a go and hope your nights are clear and your days are sunny
Ian :thumbsup: