Thanks guys. H0ughy, The new rig is settling in now and I'm looking forward to doing some methodical comet searching. The dome is rotating very smoothly - it was quite rough and cantankerous for a bit. The SBIG camera will be set up on the scope and I'm hoping to get about 50 mins of arc FOV. I feel very privelaged and fortunate to be able to have the set up I could only dream about for the past 43 years. June 10 1967 I received a 1" Tasco slide focus telescope as a birthday present and was hooked! So, from 1 square inch to 380 sq inches grew at a rate of 8.8 sq inches per year!!!
Richard