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Old 09-12-2009, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by pjphilli View Post
Hi Marc
I am still a bit confused about "east heavy" when referring to DEC movement since this is in the north south direction. How is "east heavy" achieved to assist DEC guiding. Cheers Peter
East heavy is for RA. In DEC a slight imbalance is also recommended so you push the load, unless you have zero backlash and no drift. DEC drift will affect your RA guiding regardless.
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