Greetings all,
I finally got a clear night last night to take the G-11 I'm considering
buying outside for the first time. The dew was terrible (couldn't even keep
my glasses clear) but I was able to try out the DSC (Losmandy according to
the labels). I polar aligned using just the polar bore scope then selected
1-star alignment. I used Vega which by this time was just west of the
meridian so I selected it from the 2nd-star list. I centered Vega in my
reticle then pressed enter. I then tried to target M13. When the DSC
display read zero, instead of M13 I was pointing somewhere about halfway
between Hercules and Ursa Major. I repeated the process using the 2-star
alignment and estimating the +90 degree position and got almost the same
results. Where did I go wrong? I had set the date (which I believe affects
on planet location). The mount was leveled and it was certainly well enough
polar aligned for visual observing. I had not reset the encoder resolution
from the default 4000. The manual mentions 4000 as the default and gives
the valid range but doesn't recommend a correct value.
Thanks,
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Ray Porter
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