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G'day JohnH, many thanks for your input, I very much appreciate it! Yeah, I guess my questions are 'oddball', come to think of it. I don't drift align because I don't know how(!), haven't been shown to, and I admit I am monkey see/monkey do in this regard.
What??!! I am most surprised that Crux is (still!) the only stick figure drawn - all the websites (seem to) show stick figures otherwise - is this because of a N vs S hemisphere difference (ie. no stick figures when a S latitude is inputed?), or are the websites (and Vixen SXW manual for that matter) 'doctored' with stick figures drawn in by hand?
For better or worse, I do 'love' the LXD75 PAS, I enjoy the way I can get quite close P alignment within 2 mins of setting up the tripod, so I guess I place a lot of value on this issue.
I went to my local Vixen dealer (Astro-Optical) on the weekend, but they did not have a Sphinx on display - there was one in the box but they were not willing to unpack it for a 1st hand look. I was, however, VERY surprised that the dealer was not that knowledgable on in depth info about the SXW. Indeed, when I asked the questions above, they mostly could not supply definitive answers, despite having sold the mount for years now (!) (they were not even aware of the SXD!).
I take note that you think StarBook is easier to input than AutoStar, yes, I also think the 'text/line' driven input in AutoStar can be very tiresome.
OK, here's a final 'wishlist question'. Do you think Vixen might one dayissue a build with full constellation stick figures, and corrected up/down orientation for S hemisphere users?
Many thanks, Fox.
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