Simon Dunsmore Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi Guys, Sorry, back with another question. I've read a few older threads on here about using a Wikey to help with locating objects with a dobsonian. Please excuse my ignorance, what is a Wikey? I've googled and googled but can't find anything not even a seller of this mysterious device! Thanks for your help Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry-W-Fenner Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) Hi Simon. I think you might mean a wixey. If so it's a magnetic digital angle gauge that you can stick on your tube to give you the altitude reading for the angle your scope is at. It should guide you to the altitude you need to be at when locating targets. They are quite cheap on ebay. Cheers Baz Edited July 11, 2020 by Barry-W-Fenner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Dunsmore Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Barry-W-Fenner said: Hi Simon. I think you might mean a wixey. If so it's a magnetic digital angle gauge that you can stick on your tube to give you the altitude reading for the angle your scope is at. It should guide you to the altitude you need to be at when locating targets. They are quite cheap on ebay. Cheers Baz Hi Baz, Thanks! I guess that's why I couldn't find anything to do with a Wikey 😂 So in theory, this used in conjunction with a digital compass, would put you somewhere near the target if you roughly aligned the azimuth to North??? Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefgage Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 12/07/2020 at 05:37, Simon Dunsmore said: Hi Baz, Thanks! I guess that's why I couldn't find anything to do with a Wikey 😂 So in theory, this used in conjunction with a digital compass, would put you somewhere near the target if you roughly aligned the azimuth to North??? Cheers Simon Take a look at this thread This was the modifications I made to my dob using the wixey gauge and a digital rotary encoder to make the dob a push to system. I works very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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