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- 10-17-2013, 01:01 AM #1
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Theoretical alignment question....
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Re: Theoretical alignment question....
Yes. But this is the real world, where some of those "if"s are likely to be false. In particular, polar alignment and setting the mount in the home position are analog processes done by human eye. Hence the need for goto alignment.
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