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Thanks Adam!
Jason. Yes the sensor will go on the scope and it is EQ mounted.
Except for near meridian the tracking is simple, its a small refractor and the slot is big enough to view through just with the sensor tracking the slot edge.
I got a bit worried near the meridian when the sensor started detecting the top edge of the slot, what a mess i thought, but thats fine!, the dome just keeps rotating longer on this detection until this edge also disappears and the slot eventually flips right round!.
I do have some doubts about every orientation, i suspect (unless I can code this situation in, the dome motors have built in encoders) meridian flip and switching from north to south the dome will need to be set manually at the start, but since this is in my backyard and i tend to only image one object a night anyway, im fine with this. I manually operate flip on my remote rig too, its just easier, so im used to it.
Ill have a sensitive wifi video cam (baby monitor, can see in near dark, although i might turn a light on for this) in the dome so i can do all this remotely from inside.
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