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Old 21-08-2014, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnyt123 View Post
Just need to ask the, a few questions, namely if they would uncap and uncover the scopes for you when you start imaging and cover them once you are finished.
And what if it rains?
Are the observatories able to automatically shut down?
The observatories have to be completely automated I believe. From reading Marco's page about his setup (from memory, it was a while ago) he sends the system a list of targets every week or so and it does everything else - powers up, checks weather, gets everything ready to image, picks the most appropriate target, images, takes flats, shuts down, packs up, mows the lawn, does the dishes - the lot!
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