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Originally Posted by Satchmo
Skywatcher released the auto tracking dobs at the time because they had not ironed the bugs out enough for good GOTO performance. I would assume there are some hardware and software tweaks in the newly released GOTO dobs and its not just a matter of buying a different hand paddle.
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On the SW site there are two 12” Autotracking/GOTO dobs;
The first is the Autotracking which is stated to be GOTO capable (I realise that the quality of this system has been debated):
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/s...1=1&class2=106
This is a firsthand report of the GOTO ability of one of these scopes with the SynScan added - it appears to work:
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthrea...b=5&o=all&vc=1
The second comes with the SynScan as standard, I beleive it is a different version, possabley the same as the Orion (it appears to have a different base to the Autotracking scope above):
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/s...1=1&class2=106
Anyway, I don’t have one of these scopes, nor have I ever used one; all I'm going off is the manufacturers website and peoples reports of use. Indded is is possable that the Orion could have a G2 tracking system that is better than the original SW system.
But the point that I really wanted to conveay was about the pricing of the XTg reletive to the Other Orion dobs, not about the SW.
I have amended my previous posts to refer to the SW dobs for sale at Andrews as Autotracking (instead of GOTO); their advertised name.