Pretty neat. Hopefully the weather will cooperate on Saturday night so the testing can begin on very useful tool. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 9, 2015, at 1:11 PM, bobdotfla@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Well hope we have some stars Saturday..........(not my fault)...lol > > > I am now part of the Celestron---Public Beta Tester" group on > "TeamCelestron.com....(woopy) > > I bought a new toy for the 6SE and video set-up....... > > http://www.celestron.com/browse-shop/astronomy/accessories/navigation/starsense-autoalign > > > I very much like my 6SE....its a lot of bang for the buck!... > Its easy to use and does a great job....about 20lb total to move around...and > with the Sammy video camera it is a blast...and shows DSOs,i cant see with a > EP. > > But even with 2 reducers (about F4) and the fact that the Sammy has about a > 6-7 mm chip=same as 6mm EP... > alignments have been a pain...(with out using ep's)....... > SO StarSense Autoalignments........ > This unit has been on the market for some time...but has now been updated for > prime time....I hope... > > So my goal it to plop the scope setup down and press a few buttons and let it > find,capture and align my setup automatically....with in 3 min.. > It does use plate solve to do this..... > > I should have the unit by Friday and give it a workout Saturday.....at > Farrout.. > As a beta tester I'll have the input and guidance of Team Celestron....... > > If it works it will be VERY cool...if not ......then not.. > > We will all see.... > Bob > To view archives of this list go to > //www.freelists.org/archive/farroutobservatory > To unsubscribe send an email to dennisfarr@xxxxxxxxxxx > You can also unsubscribe by sending email to farroutobservatory- > request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with “unsubscribe” in the Subject. To view archives of this list go to //www.freelists.org/archive/farroutobservatory To unsubscribe send an email to dennisfarr@xxxxxxxxxxx You can also unsubscribe by sending email to farroutobservatory- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with “unsubscribe” in the Subject.