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Old 22-05-2008, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jase View Post
Guiding error is under +/- 1 arcsec. 5 second guide exposures on a Losmandy Titan with a FSQ-106N operating at 530mm FL. Hardly a challenge! Quadruple the FL and I'd probably be in for some edge of the seat excitement. Below is a MaximDL screen displaying the details. Such information probably doesn't help the cause, but this is what I routinely achieve. I should note, that the mount has been PEC tuned with PEMPro.
This is the sort of result that you'd expect, but my GM8 has about 3 times this sort of error. Is the PEMPro worth the money?. Also, is there any sort of problem with the autoguider and the PEC correction fighting with each other?
Geoff
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