At 02:15 PM 2/2/99 EST, you wrote:
>A question for the thoughtful & knowlegeable members in this area:

Not that I am thoughtful & knowledgable but you still have to deal with
image rotation in the Alt-Azi mode. A derotator and a wedge cost about the
same.

Bob Elliott

>
>I was thinking about a comment I read in a recent article that said most
>modern observatory scopes are alt-az mounted vs. equatorially. LX200 in alt-
>az is steadier and easier as we know.
>
>Now the question:
>
>Understanding that PEC isn't available in alt-az for some reason, if you
>routinely used a 201xt with a guidescope in alt-az, how would this compare
>with a wedge mounted arrangement with PEC activated and no auto guiding? I
>suspect one would see superior results with 201xt/guidescope / wedge/polar but
>what about this 'in-between' solution?
>
>Thoughts appreciated.
>Kevin
>
>

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