[AZ-Observing] Re: The Meade Mount
- From: <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:05:14 -0500
Stan,
AJ's requirements are that the object be observed visually in the main eyepiece
of the instrument used. HE also has this silly requirment that you actually be
at the site :)
I've used my ETX 60 with Autostar to do a marathon several years back and
although you could create a tour as Jeff said, I found it just as easy to use
the GOTO function for each object.
Rick
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> From: Stan Gorodenski <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2006/03/02 Thu PM 12:01:39 EST
> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: The Meade Mount
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> To extend this a little further. AJ, is there a requirement that
> observing the M object has to be through a telescope _at_ the MM site?
> Could someone show up in their big Class A diesel pusher RV, with all
> the comforts of home, and, if it is not possible now maybe in the future
> when it is, communicate through sattelite with their robotic telescope
> at their permanent observatory, and view the objects on their lap top
> inside the warmth of their RV with a cup of hot chocolate on hand?
> Stan
>
> Stan Gorodenski wrote:
>
> >I don't know how long Meade has been out with this, but I see in the
> >April S&T they now have a robotic mount for a mere $14,999 (at least its
> >a little more reasonable by not being $15,000). It looks like robotic is
> >the wave. This would make doing the MM very easy. Write a script to slew
> >to the object at a specific time, pause a minute or so to view and then
> >go to the next. :-)
> >Stan
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