Re: [M]: An amazing conversation with Meade tech *support*
| Subject: | Re: [M]: An amazing conversation with Meade tech *support* |
| From: | Chuck Faranda |
| Date: | Mon Jul 06 14:58:39 1998 |
John Ruthroff wrote:
> When I am in the *guide* setting and I try to send the
> telescope North by pressing on the North button, the telescope
> jumps briefly, then the scope heads south about 30
> arc-seconds...pauses for a second or two, heads south again for
> about 30 more arc-seconds, stops, then finally heads North.
John,
I do not have this problem with my 3 month old 10" LX200. I
routinely use the paddles to center objects on my CCD while in a
very fast download mode, and Ive even manually guided at high
power, I never observed what youve described. I think Id notice
a 30 arcsec move ;^).
--
Regards,
Chuck Faranda
Visit my page at: http://www.se.mediaone.net/~chuckfa
> When I am in the *guide* setting and I try to send the
> telescope North by pressing on the North button, the telescope
> jumps briefly, then the scope heads south about 30
> arc-seconds...pauses for a second or two, heads south again for
> about 30 more arc-seconds, stops, then finally heads North.
John,
I do not have this problem with my 3 month old 10" LX200. I
routinely use the paddles to center objects on my CCD while in a
very fast download mode, and Ive even manually guided at high
power, I never observed what youve described. I think Id notice
a 30 arcsec move ;^).
--
Regards,
Chuck Faranda
Visit my page at: http://www.se.mediaone.net/~chuckfa
