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Old 05-01-2007, 07:13 PM
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EQ6 Twin dovetail plate system

Well I just put it on the scope to have a look. Looks decent enough and fairly strong/well made.

It won't get any real use though until 2nd tube arrives. I have some extra counterweights that I'll need to put on when I balance it with 2 tubes.

Silly question though - when doing the 3 star alignments, does it matter to the controller that the actual tube is not on the dead center of the mount when it calculates where objects are?

I'd think it'd be exactly the same as before as it'll just work out it's map based on the distance you have slewn the scope when picking alignment stars, but if someone can confirm for this idiot that would be good
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