Bob Duncan wrote:
>
>
> > If you are on a permanent pier then I assume you have leveled your scope.
> > If your scope is level then there is no advantage to doing a two star
> > alignment, a one star on a level pier achieves the same thing.
> >
> > That being the case, a one star alignment is just as easy as a sync.
> > Don't leave any mechanical thing constantly running, wear & tear will occur.
> >
> > Chris Frye
> > Silver Spring, MD
>
> Chris,
>
> One might only need to do a single star alignment to be "up and running" but on
> my LX-200 (v3.34 firmware) I wouldn't be able to select High Precision Pointing
> which requires a two star alignment at a known lat/long site.
>
> Bob Duncan
> Liberty, MO

Bob: I may be misunderstanding your comments, but my pier mounted
LX-200 (v3.34 firmware) can be powered up, sync-ed on a single star and
High Precision Pointing works as expected. If the scope is setup each
session I would agree with you.

Cal Sandfort

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