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Originally Posted by toryglen-boy
thanks for that, i have read loads of reviews on it in the past hour, and it looks to be an excellent piece of kit.
I am guessing i might well get one (or at least order it!) in the next week or two
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Hi Duncan,
Thanks for your consideration, which is appreciated.
Also thanks to vespine for his response to your question.
In a nutshell, a pair of optical encoders are attached to each axis of the scope.
After aligning on a couple of objects, typically a couple of bright stars,
you can dial up an object from the catalog and Argo Navis will guide you
to it, its display updating as you push the scope so you can 'zero-in' on it.
Conversely, you can point to an object and ask Argo Navis what it is.
You can even tour objects based on user definable selection filtering
criteria.
By the way, the Argo Navis User's Manual can be downloaded from here -
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com....mentation.html
As vespine pointed out, the Argo Navis can also be interfaced to some
third party motor controllers such as the ServoCAT to provide full slew
and track support. The ServoCAT is a popular choice on Dobs of about
16 inches of aperture and up. Argo Navis works is popular on scopes
of all apertures.
Vespine, you were asking about the StellarCAT web site. Gary Myers informs
me that it was briefly offline today but the issue has been resolved and you
can visit them at
http://www.stellarcat.com
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place, Mount Kuring-Gai
NSW. 2080. Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Phone +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au