Re: tired of freezing to death outdoors!!- help!

From: Rod Mollise (rmollise_at_aol.com)
Date: 12/04/04 

Date: 04 Dec 2004 19:50:38 GMT

HI Ashley:

>
>Rod, do you think the length would be a problem? The total wire length
>would be about 75-100 feet.
>

I'm not sure...I assume you can keep adding boosters for at least this long.
How about it, computer gurus?

>
>
>My current alignment is within 1 deg. At F30, which is where I usually have
>it for planetary captures, I have to keep correcting every 30sec-1min or so.
>I do have the tripod area marked, but it does shift slightly after several
>months.
>

If you can get substantiall closer than 1 degree _and_ get rid of PE, you'll
have MUCH less button pushing to do.

>
>Can the current CG5 I have be upgraded to goto?
>

There are a couple of ways to do this, including the COAA unit. But my vote is,
"bite the bullet and get the new AS mount." It really is MUCH better.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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