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Old 31-10-2006, 12:48 AM
Karls48 (Karl)
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You don’t need to have a Sync function in your controller. You can use SkyMap or TheSky6 to get same function. I have not done alignment on Meade ETX for maybe six months. I just set it up and tell it to GoTo to some bright star. Antares, for example. It goes where it thinks the Antares is and finishes way out of target. I center star in the eyepiece and switch telescope control to the SkyMap. I Sync on Antares and from then on, next object I GoTo is in the eyepiece view. I Sync on every object I view and GoTo becames very accurate even without initial alighment.
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