At 7:37 AM +0000 5/4/99, Lawrence Harris wrote:
>Following my earlier e-mail, I can confirm that I have the scope
>centred on Polaris (identified as the bright double star). After
>sync-ing on the second star (Denebola), the 'goto' is consistently at
>least half-a-finder's view out. I have meticulously checked the time
>(GMT and 0 offset), lat (50), long (4W).

You have to be more accurate than that. 50N 4W is in the middle of
the English Channel, if I'm reading my map right. You'll need the
time accurate to a minute or so, as well.

Bill Arnett
http://www.seds.org/billa/
"I know that I am mortal and the creature of a day; but when I search
out the massed wheeling circles of the stars, my feet no longer touch
the earth, but, side by side with Zeus himself, I take my fill of
ambrosia, the food of the gods." -- Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy)

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