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EQMOD for the EQ6 is working on the above methods in a continuous upgrade process. Making the mount more useable as a cheaper alternative to a G11 or the like (although without the carrying capacity of course) It can already do Dual axis tracking and GOTOing and follow satellites etc...
The idea of movable Alt-Az axis has been thrown around a fair bit, but upon looking at the costs involved in adding more moving parts ie.. worm drives etc... it just seemed too much for the average joe to be able to afford. Being able to write the corrections into software that could automatically fine tune the mount by moving each axis would be quite complicated also. Although it does sound like a good idea, the idea of moving around another 50kg of gears and motors attached to you mount doesn't.
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