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Re: It can track, but.......

Rainer — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:53:58 GMT

Thats the way i do it. But, if you use a red dot finder on the hot shoe, centered at daytime, you are much quicker. [;)] I use also the live view on my 450D

Re: the wedge

Rainer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:15:14 GMT

He is Mr. AT ..! See and ask here: http://www.astrotrac.com/Contact.aspx?p=contact&d=Contact

Re: the wedge

Leopoldo de Castro — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:48:09 GMT

Thanks Rainer.... Just two things....who's richard and how much is the wedge? Thanks a lot Leo ... De: Rainer Asunto: [astrotrac] Re:

Problem with Lunar tracking

julian huertas — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:56:36 GMT

greetings from Spain. I recently purchased the astrotrac TT320x and I have a problem when trying to make tracking the moon. In Star tracking all ok, but when

Re: It can track, but.......

Perry Holcomb — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:39:41 GMT

Hey Larry, Rainer and I operate similarly. I use Sky and Telescope's excellent Pocket Sky Atlas together with a multireticle red dot finder in the hot shoe of

Re: It can track, but.......

larrydernay — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:14:53 GMT

Hi Rainer: I use stellarium already and I have a fairly good idea where the target object is. My question is how would one "zoom in" on an object such as M31

Re: the wedge

Rainer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:26:04 GMT

Hi Leopoldo I ordered mine direct from Richard. It should be delivered this week. :-)))) regards Rainer ... could it be purchased?

Re: It can track, but.......

Rainer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:21:24 GMT

Hi Larry I use the free software "stellarium" it is availlable for windows, mac-os and linux if you can find your object in the software planetarium, you will

the wedge

Leopoldo de Castro — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:59:25 GMT

Hi, Is the new wedge for the astrotrac already available. And if so, where could it be purchased? I saw it in the astronomy fair in Germany and it looks cool.

It can track, but.......

larrydernay — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:40:41 GMT

I am very interested in the astrotrac. I want to start widefield, but possibly move in a little closer someday with a longer focal length lense. I know it can

Re: New to Group with Question

Perry Holcomb — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:55:09 GMT

Hey Ed, The "magnetized washer" is built into the AstroTrac. If you have the AT and its PS, then you don't need to look for one!! The AT's stock PS has a

Re: question regarding solar eclipse

jfisanotti@... — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:53:45 GMT

Hi, I know many have already responded but allow me to share my plans for viewing the eclipse in China with my AstroTrac. You can view the photos of my setup

Re: New to Group with Question

Ed Wiley — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:35:43 GMT

Thanks, Orin, I understand the basics of the fit. I think that what bothers me is that I have a perfectly good polar scope and would encourage AstroTrac to

Re: New to Group with Question

orink@... — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:30:48 GMT

Ed: Imagine a big magnitized metal washer with a hole in the middle. The AstroTec polar scope goes through the middle of the hole. The AstroTec has a metal arm

New to Group with Question

Ed Wiley — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:57:42 GMT

Hi to all: I am thinking of buying an Astrotrac to complement by DSLR imaging, Lugging around my Losmandy G8 is getting tiresome. Two questions to experienced