On 6/15/00 10:03 PM, James W. Burrows wrote:

> ... I think if you want to get 1'
> whole-sky pointing accuracy (granted, that's obsessive), you'd better try
> to get the little bubble into the black circle before aligning.

yes, I think that's right, too based on my limited experience. But as you
say, it's also kind of obsessive. 20 or 30 minute accuracy is good enough
for most purposes. It's sure good enough for finding my favorite target
these days, the Moon :-)

>... SA's off the GPS, you can get lat and long to a meter or so now,

10 meters, isn't it? (Not counting differential GPS) Of course, 1000
meters is good enough for an LX200 :)

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