Synscan GOTO

[DoctorD]

Sorry - my mistake - £0.69 it is.

Still a lot cheaper than the GPS unit.

I wonder if there's a GPS all that get the time from the satellite?

Paul

[wrinkly]

Banks cannot brake, something to do with mass.

Banks cannot break, we have to support them.

[Lightgazer]

In terms of iphone/tech this is what I use.

Iphone compass for the Lat/Long

Internet browser with this website

Skyview app for alignment star reference (point the phone in the sky and if you point it at a star it tells you what it is)

I use the AZ GOTO, and it can be tricky to begin with. Here are a few things I have noticed so far.

-Make sure all of your info is correct

-Set your timezone to 00:00 and select daylight savings

-Try and go for stars that are far away from each other

-Be incredibly careful with it. I find the slightest movement apart from focusing and viewing through the eyepiece can knock it out by a few degrees.

-Make sure your battery's are working at 100%. I use a power cable now instead of the battery pack supplied with the mount, because I found that once the battery had lost a bit of power it sounded slower and didn't really want to point in the right direction, so you could do everything right and still not get what you want.

[cyborg421]

Not sure which your model is but I use the following procedure.

Level your scope as best you can. I have attached 2 99p levels at right angles on my SW Dob.

Set your time accurately. i have an Aldi radio controlled clock.

Set Lat and Long accurately. I use this site

Lat - Long Finder: This page helps you find Latitude and Longitude

I tend to point mine North and set my angle of scope to 0 degrees.

I use 2 star align using SW 32mm Panaview to centre roughly and then 10mm Hyperion to be more precise.

I think you have to accept that the object you are going to find is not going to be smack in the centre of your eyepiece. When searching for an object I always use the 32mm Panaview and it almost always is in the eyepiece somewhere. I then centre the object in the Panaview and transfer to 10mm eyepiece or whatever after that.

It always help if you know roughly what you are looking for. I can now pick out galaxies almost instantly but could not do that when I had just started off. It takes practice and there is no substitute for being out there and doing it.

Hope this helps.

Simon

[cyborg421]

Hi Steve,

Just noticed you are in Leicestershire. Whereabouts are you?

If you are South of the City you might want to join South Leicester Observers here

Stargazers Lounge - South Leicester Observers

Or if you want we can meet up and see if we can sort you out. PM me if you would like.

Simon

[mr saddo]

hi there, my sympathies, i had one of these and had the same problem! would not go to, tried date long lat home park position, etc, i was out side in winter -4 spent more time fiddling with it than viewing. got rid and bought a dob!! put me right off sync scan.