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Old 20-08-2007, 07:55 AM
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I agree with the triple no answers, but of course the apparent speed of the scope tube would be different. When tracking an object near the pole the tube would appear to move very little as it is swinging in a small arc. If you are following something near your local latitude, ie something that travels high in the sky, the tube would appear to move quite a bit even though it is still moving the same number of degrees. So after half an hour following Antares the scope would appear to have move quite a lot compared to following Alpha Centauri and following Sigma Oct it would appear to just "turn a little".
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