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Old 01-12-2011, 04:42 PM
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Like Brendan says PE will cause the star to move slightly when tracking, due to mechanical errors in the gears. What guiding does is catch the mount back up to the star, because the star will then be centered again the next time periodic error rears its ugly head the mount only has that small distance to catch up again which is why it does not accumulate.
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