Set your tracking rate to 60.0 Hz using the FREQ= option 4 under the mode
key (I think). Once the drive rate is set align as normal and synch on the
Sun. The scope is now ready to track the Sun properly.

Blair


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Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 11:37 PM
Subject: [M]: Sun tracking


> Hi all. Would someone please point me towards how to track the sun in alt.
> az ( or polar if it's the only path ).I can't work out how to get the
> alignment. Also, for moon day shots ( same procedure, I guess ). I recall
> I once had a Celestron which had tracking speed switches for Sun and Moon,
> but this facility has not been obvious to me in the Meade manuals for my
> faithful lx-200.Thanks. Mike Roberts. s26.42 E153.06
>

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