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Question about the Nexstar Alignment Process
Hi there,
I had a Nexstar4 for 24 hours, and I found the alignment process inferior to that of Meade Autostar. My grief is that you couldn't do a 2 star alignment with stars you choose yourself (something that is very much needed in the location I observe from). My question: is this also true for the larger models like the 8", 9 1/2" and 11" or let they choose you the alignment stars yourself? And do they actually slew themnselves to these stars or do you have to slew to them by yourself? Bernhard |
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Question about the Nexstar Alignment Process
go to www.nexstarsite.com and you'll get info on the alignment process. I
would also recommend you join the NexStar group on yahoogroups. "Bernhard Rems" wrote in message ... Hi there, I had a Nexstar4 for 24 hours, and I found the alignment process inferior to that of Meade Autostar. My grief is that you couldn't do a 2 star alignment with stars you choose yourself (something that is very much needed in the location I observe from). My question: is this also true for the larger models like the 8", 9 1/2" and 11" or let they choose you the alignment stars yourself? And do they actually slew themnselves to these stars or do you have to slew to them by yourself? Bernhard |
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Question about the Nexstar Alignment Process
"Bernhard Rems" wrote in message ... I had a Nexstar4 for 24 hours, and I found the alignment process inferior to that of Meade Autostar. My grief is that you couldn't do a 2 star alignment with stars you choose yourself (something that is very much needed in the location I observe from). My question: is this also true for the larger models like the 8", 9 1/2" and 11" or let they choose you the alignment stars yourself? And do they actually slew themnselves to these stars or do you have to slew to them by yourself? With the latest hand controller (at least for the Nexstar 4) there are three align modes, 1) Auto align, where you level the tube and point north and it selects the best stars depending on date, time and location, 2) Two star align, where you level the tube and point north, and then select two stars from a list of alignment stars (first one, then the other), 3) Quick align, where you level the tube and point north, without aligning anything. The beauty of #3 is that it enables the alt-az tracking, without requiring an alignment of the GoTo. If you're in a hurry, or if you want to star-hop and still have tracking. Best wishes, Stephen |
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