meade etx70 tripod diagonal direction

Hello,
I have a question. The tripod of the meade etx70 is not is good as the
etx90. When I want to make pictures with an exposure time of 10 minutes
the motor has to move like a stair (horizontal and then vertical ___|----)
with unsharp pictures as a result. The tripod of the etx90 is diagonal (52
degrees) so one motordirection is enough. Has anyone experience with lifting
one leg of the etx70 tripod (on a piece of wood or something?) and is then
one motordirection enough?
Thanks a lot

"solarstorm" wrote in message
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Hello,
I have a question. The tripod of the meade etx70 is not is good as the
etx90. When I want to make pictures with an exposure time of 10 minutes
the motor has to move like a stair (horizontal and then vertical ___|----)
with unsharp pictures as a result.

My guess would be that the tracking of the ETX is not good enough for 10 minutes exposures.

about your suggestion of polar aligning your ETX70: that would work, I assume you can somehow
tell the ETX70 to work in polar mode? (this works with my ETX105)
--
md

Hello,
I have a question. The tripod of the meade etx70 is not is good as the
etx90. When I want to make pictures with an exposure time of 10 minutes
the motor has to move like a stair (horizontal and then vertical ___|----)
with unsharp pictures as a result. The tripod of the etx90 is diagonal (52
degrees) so one motordirection is enough. Has anyone experience with lifting
one leg of the etx70 tripod (on a piece of wood or something?) and is then
one motordirection enough?
Thanks a lot

That you, Mr.
Share? Eavesdropping on my mystical
Stair? And YOU, dude, yes, YOU ~
Suggested to Leonardo
To lift his leg, too. Before that unseemly
Suggestion, that puppy was happily paper
Trained, a nice squatter. And then, yes, YOU
Suggsted to him, yes, one night, ca. 1985,
Over there, the loft, West 37th, our
Leonardo and my neighbor ~
You said to my puppy, "Leon,
Don't you know?" My puppy
Looked up at you, so trusting
Leonardo was, to which his sweet brown eyes
Said, "O? Know what?"
You answered, "Leon, my boy,
You are supposed to lift your leg
When you pee." Deeply worried, I quicky
Interjected, "No! Don't tell him that!"
Subject dismissed. But O know ~
Leonardo forgot not. After that,
I had to retrain back paper
Squatting. A good boi, he,
Yes, Leonardo complied
To my wishes. A well-trained paper
Boi, he. All 4 lbs
Sterling.

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When I want to make pictures with an exposure time of 10 minutes
the motor has to move like a stair (horizontal and then vertical ___|----)
with unsharp pictures as a result.

My guess would be that the tracking of the ETX is not good enough for 10
minutes exposures.

about your suggestion of polar aligning your ETX70: that would work, I assume
you can somehow
tell the ETX70 to work in polar mode? (this works with my ETX105)
--
md

Anyone seen Dr.
Pepper? I meant, I need
Her for a date of Iced
Tea...
My slender thread,
From which I dangle, no, not
My participle, me, yes, a person ~
Now more slender...

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