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Subject: Re: [M]: Leveling, v3.34
From: Bill Arnett
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Mar 18 01:26:46 1997

At 9:41 PM -0800 3/17/97, Gene J. Stratton wrote:
>Guys;
>I am assuming this means w/o the super wedge?
>--Gene
>>
>>With version 3.34 (and probably earlier versions, but I can't say for sure)
>>2-star alignment works just fine with the tripod grossly out of level. I
>>played around with that one night just to make sure. It really does work
>>with the tripod at least 20 degrees out of level. (That much unlevelness
>>may cause the scope to fall off the tripod before the bolt is tightened,
>>though!)

Yes, we're talking about 2-star *altaz* alignment. In polar mode, it is
not necessary to get the tripod level, either, but it may make the
alignment procedure more difficult.

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Bill Arnett              billa@znet.com           http://www.seds.org/billa/

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