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Old 16-09-2013, 04:36 PM
Hzadbhat (Brandon)
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I've built a cradle to hold a tablet which in turn attaches to the top ssection of my collapsable.
I use the free version of skeye.
But, i have a top of the line Samsung tablet with all the bells and whistles.
Therefore, the screen image settles quite quick.
If you use a cheap tablet, face north, hold your tablet in front of you at arms length and do 2 figure eights with as much rotation as your arms allow. Then repeat for east, south and west. Finally, do the same pointing straight up.
Then aim your tablet somewhere you know, the crux is easiest for most.
Once the image stops moving, start viewing, but SLOWLY.
Cheap tablets have cheap insides and if you move it too quick, it takes forever to align.
Try practicing this over a few times and you'll see what i mean.
The other option is take out a second mortgage and just buy top of the line gear. I can't do this myself, and thank the stars my job requires me to have the best technology available and is all supplied.
With good quality, you can also have a side screen which after calibration also details alt and az.
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Old 16-09-2013, 07:37 PM
Steve-hobart (Steve)
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What sort of cradle attachment did you build? I have a nexus 7 tablet I could use but I would need to attach it somehow to the dob and then I was wondering whether the metal in the dob would throw out the magnetic sensor in the tablet.
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