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Old 22-06-2014, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mldee View Post

Con: I feel that they could have done without the fancy red contraption on the back that allows you to move the guide camera (and small sensor) over the entire FOV of the scope. It may have been considerably cheaper to make if that luxury had been omitted/optional extra, and perhaps a little more effort gone into improving the focusser mechanism, or lack thereof.

I may be wrong in the above, I guess time and use will tell.
Mike, I'm sure that after using the ONAG you will change your opinion about the stage. Even with the Lodestar or ST-i chip size there are absolutely some targets where you need to move the stage to find stars to guide on. And, of course, this problem gets bigger the longer the focal length. What I really want is a motorized stage so that hunting stars can be automated or at least remotely controled.

Peter
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