Paul

What happens with the LX if you enter dec and ra for the sun and punch
"go-to" ?

Andy

Paul Goelz wrote:
>
> At 09:49 PM 6/29/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Yes, of course it can. I've done it many times. What the LX200 can
> >>NOT do is GOTO the Sun (or any object near it).
> >Actually, if you have aligned the scope, you can switch it off and on
> >again, and do a
> >Star 900 GOTO. It will then move over to the sun, just once. You can't do
> >this again without powering on/off. Its sort of a hidden feature.
> >Cheers,
> >Colin Haig
>
> Didn't we decide that was a fluke caused by the location of the sun at that
> particular date?
>
> Paul Goelz
> Rochester Hills, MI
> pgoelz at eaglequest dot com
> Videoastronomy web site:
> http://www.eaglequest.com/~pgoelz

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