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Old 06-07-2011, 09:32 PM
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Thanks guys (and girl) - my guiding is working but I'm trying to get my rig to answer the call - being a Meade, it has severe jags in the graph and it loses control!!
I'm wondering what the problem is because when I set up, the thing sits on the SCP like it was glued and it goes to Octans and Rigil like a homing torpedo - within .25 degree in the eyepiece so it should be able to hold onto the star in the OAG - but it tends to wander off even if the graph stays centred - got me baffled, but I will overcome!!

Even with the seismograph lookalike it gives me round stars so it IS working but sort of loses concentration after 5 minutes and goes slewabout
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