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Old 11-03-2018, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Stonius View Post
I'm curious about the theory behind this. How does the tracking of the scope deliver a less detailed view?

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Markus
Hi Markus,

I've found the GOTO tracking at very high magnifications on doubles and to a lesser extent planets can tend to make the view a little "jerky" as the gears adjust/track, so turning it off removes this jerkiness, and seems to allow for better seeing as the target drifts across the field of view. I then just use the direction arrows on the hand controller to pull it back across every so often. Don't take this as a slight on the goto - I wouldn't be without it and any alleged jerkiness is non-existing on DSOs and other lower-mag/wide field targets.
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