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Old 26-11-2005, 08:45 PM
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  1. I am still in two minds whether to drive the setup as a wedge of alt / az.
  2. Wedge in RA/DEC will mean no field rotation
  3. Wedge in RA/DEC means focusser in funny spots and with no tube rings, well they could be a pain to get to!
  4. The way mick has designed this buggy is that the centre of gravity does not go outside the rear wheels, so it is very stable
Driving = tracking and i am in need of tracking to get longer runs of images for planets.

I am seriously thinking on gary beals motorized kit. It would be great it can work in alt/ az mode and also wewdge ra/dec mode.
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