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Old 23-06-2011, 03:21 PM
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steve000 (Steve)
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yep thumbs up on stellarium, pick up a cheap netbook and install stellarium..

find the target you want
point scope in on that same area
zoom in a little to about the same as finder scope, match views.. about 4degs for me
zoom in a little more to about the same as eyepeice, match views. about 1 deg i think for me

this method has allowed me to star hop a lot, strangly easier with a manual slow mo driven scope than a motorised scope
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