Sonny, I am glad that you and your mount are getting acquainted and be becoming friends. Their is alot to Learn. I am beginning to get comfortable with my mount. My problem has been that the Losmandy and Gemini? 2 do not work like my previous
mount and am looking forward to replies on this thread having not tried aligning on other stars not in the "Bright Star" list. The Moon was bright last night but I still like looking at it, with a 21mm 100¡ã TV Ethos, it looks like you are looking out the portal
of Apollo 11. HAPPY SKIES and good hunting to you Sonny.
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From: Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...>
Date: 2/9/20 11:23 AM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] First Light, first night, Wow! GM811GHD under the stars.
After I did about 5 stars last night, I was landing with my object (target) in the near center of my main camera's FOV. (Just Bodes)
It struck me later that I should use the Bright Stars catalog in the Gemini 2 hand controller for my alignment stars.
I was just going after ones in Stellarium, and having it slew to them. Then the Align-Alignment adding.
My way worked, but I can't help but wonder if I used the Gemini catalog is I wouldn't get a better alignment?
What do you think Chip Louie? Or anybody.
Doggone Moon almost obscured the stars here last night. Humidity? I pulled the mount in early.
A lot to learn, but not like when I started. Losmandy is an amazing mount!
Going to play inside till the weather breaks around Tue/Wed, then run outside again. LOL!
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SonnyE
