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Old 23-04-2014, 09:04 AM
stanlite (Grady)
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Hey Allan

I know about the plate solving option. What putting a stepper motor on the mount will allow me to do is make precise adjustments from my computer without having to touch the mount.

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Originally Posted by allan gould View Post
Grady
Perhaps you are over compensating as the losmandy manual states that a full turn of the Altitude knob gives a shift of 3.2 degrees while the azimuth gives 0.8 degrees for a full turn. It should be easy to plate solve and find out how much you are from the pole at CW down and parked position and then turn the knobs by a known amount and then take another plate solve to show how it's affected your pole position and if you have turned in the right direction.
Or am I missing something?
Allan
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