Sorry...I cannot resist contributing to this fun. The solution to the equator question is simple: go a couple of steps South or North and your doubt will disappear. (:-)

Fernando

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Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 4:42 AM
Subject: Re: [M]: Tracking switch


Good question Doug. In fact it reinforces my theory that - from a mechanical
perspective - living on the North or South pole is definitely preferable.

Seriously though, there's a chap in Malaysia (recently posted some photos
here - or maybe SBIG, can't remember) who being at about 3 degrees north has
that issue to contend with. From memory he uses a [modified?] Milburn, and
has produced some nice long exposure astro photos.



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Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [M]: Tracking switch


would anyone want to subject the RA base of their 12" to the sort of side
loading an equatorial position would give it ?

Doug I
At 08:12 12/06/01 -0400, you wrote:
>If you are exactly on the equator, then you will be setting up the
>base of the scope vertically, and it will be up to you whether you
>align on the North or South Poles. You would use the setting based
>on which hemisphere you are pointing the scope. The set up would
>limit the targets in the other hemisphere, because the base would
>be in the way.
>
>Taras
>
>On Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at 04:58 PM, mapug-digest wrote:
>
>>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:25:04 -0400
>>Subject: [M]: Tracking switch
>>
>>This is just an academic question, it is trivial but I am just curious.
>>If you set up the LX200 precisly on the equator which way do you set the
>>N/S switch?
>
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