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Originally Posted by Monstar
I thought you could use them manually so I looked at the SW site:
"With the patented Freedom Find (dual-encoder) technology which allows the telescope to be moved manually or electronically in either axis without losing its alignment or positional information. After moving to a new object the telescope will automatically begin to track the new object accurately. No re-setup is required in one observing session."
http://ca.skywatcher.com/_english/01...il.php?sid=352 |
YES, I use mine in a combination, If I know where I am going I push it to the general area and do a goto slew from there.
It saves battery and its quicker.
It always works fine for me.
(I can't believe the Tasco guy quoted, that's just ridiculous, It is one of its main selling features as far as I am concerned, and as per the above excerpt from the manual, it is designed to be used that way).
And I too have a levelling platform, just to get the best out of the setup.