On 16 Jul 2003 23:38:00 -0700, (Mike Wagenbach)
wrote:

...it seems that if you pan
around to search, it stops tracking the motion of the earth,
eliminating the value of a motorized mount!

This is not the case. All Nexstar scopes keep tracking. The accuracy
of the tracking is another story, but it is not affected by panning.

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Michael McCulloch