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SkyWatcher SynScan GOTO - what the Manual doesn't tell you!
in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
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Fantastic tips. Answered many of my queries. I purchased a 2nd hand handset off ebay last week and managed to use it last night for first time. Weather has been poor except taking the wife to Huddersfield Observatory for a romantic night in the cold last week. The list of stars and star maps will be very useful. I managed to look at m31, m45 and Jupiter although the later was easy to find!! Was observing during next doors firework display and managed to head butt the scope a couple of times due to shock from the bangs. Also the scope clashed with the mount a couple of time when going near vertical and then had a few problems aligning after that. Will try again this week.
One query. I have an AZ Autotracking Mount. Do you have to set the home position (latitude and north) as page 6 of the manual before I use the SynScan?