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Old 06-07-2021, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by gregbradley View Post
What exactly does < +/- 7 arc secs PE mean? Does it mean 14 arc secs accuracy? Or does it mean 7 arc secs peak to peak?

For example Software Bisque say their MYT mount is a maximum of 7 arc secs peak to peak which is clearer as it means the total PE not half of it.

Greg.
Hi Greg,

I would take it to mean <7 arcseconds either side of some nominal point (possibly the mean), so that would make <14 arc seconds peak-to-peak. The specs that I saw for this mount, did however state it as <±10 arcseconds PE, making it <20 arcseconds PE peak-to-peak. The Cloudynights review above (thx Robert) shows guided tracking error results of ~0.5 Arcseconds for RA & DEC.

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JA
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