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Old 25-02-2021, 10:00 AM
tim.anderson (Tim Anderson)
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Originally Posted by xa-coupe View Post
Hence stating that you need to be behind the mount for this to be true... standing in front of it will reverse it obviously, but for us simple folk, twist the left button to adjust the 'left' reading in SharpCap works okay.
No. It actually does depend on the position of the post inside the mount head. Assuming you are set up facing south, an EQ8 mount has the post and bolts on the "north" side of the mount. On the other hand, the NEQ6 has the post on the "south" side. Hence the motion is opposite for the two mounts.
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