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Old 30-10-2007, 11:55 PM
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ballaratdragons (Ken)
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Very Impressed with EQ5 duel drive!!!!

Tonight is finally a sort of clear night (bit foggy).

I can now test the accuracy of the duel drive motors (mainly R.A.) on the EQ5 (with 120mm refractor) I bought for the SVAA.

First off, I cheated with the polar alignment

I polar aligned my EQ6. Then I put a peg on the EQ6's green laser to keep it switched on, and polar aligned the EQ5 to the laser

Then once the EQ5 was polar aligned I centred Canopus (way down low) in a 9mm EP, and set it tracking.

It has now been 2.5 hours and Canopus is STILL in the centre of the FOV!!!!!!!!!

I must say, those little motors are pretty darn accurate!

I'm very impressed.
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