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Subject: [M]: Re: Time zone confusion
From: Michael A. Covington
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Jun 01 19:02:02 2001

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> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 13:59:43 -0400
> Subject: Re: [M]: RE: LX200 GOTO Problems part II!
>
> Bill,
> The Meade Manual (exceptionally well organized as it is!!!) states that
> the GMT offset for DST in the Eastern Time Zone is +4. Am I missing
> something or should I make it +3?
> Thanks,
> Adi

Eastern Daylight Time is 4 hours from Greenwich. Enter it as +4.

By the way, I am still puzzled as to why an hour's error in time zone would
have any effect on pointing accuracy (well above the horizon) once you have
aligned on two stars. Have others confirmed that it in fact does so?



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