Thank you Gary for those kind words ... and you certainly have a way with words - we are only a small but dedicated group up here, and luckily we were rewarded with some wonderful results for our efforts.
We are only a small number compared to the many all over Australia, and the World who have done exactly the same to introduce the public to the wonderful sights of our beautiful night skies over 2009.
You may not think so kindly of me over the next few weeks, as I am
developing a fear of the AN 
.... downloaded the sheets for the installation of the encoder things - what the
....... way over my head ... trying to read lots info over the Net to try and understand. Perhaps when it arrives I will better understand, with more info etc.
Even checked out utube to see if someone has shown exactly what to do on video, but no luck. Hint hint
