AJ, I'll check this tonight with my old Sky Commander on the 14". I'll locally align on other objects in the area like M15 and M72. ----- Original Message ----- From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx> To: "SAC Forum" <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "AZ Observing" <AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "EVAC Forum" <evac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 1:46 PM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Messier 2 Declination Error > Has anyone had problems locating M2 with digital setting circles or a GoTo > system? This involves any of the electronic systems. > I have run across declination errors with this entry on the XP4 Flash Sky > Commander digital setting circles and on Orions SynScan GoTo system. > Reason is because the declination is -0° 49' and the way computer hardware > handles -0. Turns out most computers convert -0 to +0 resulting in > incorrect calculations. > > I corrected my version of XP4 with an update the the Messier catalog when > this was discovered some time ago. I have just found the problem in the > SynScan system and notified Orion this morning. > > So, I ask, has anyone else had problems with their system finding M2? > > AJ Crayon > Phoenix, AZ > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 > 6:55 AM > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.