After more than a year using my LXD-55 like a dobson, I have now got a replacement Autostar, and the new software with 3-star alignment, which works great. Also some improvements in accessories. First obs, using 31x (26 mm eyepiece): 25744 99 028A 5919 G 20041121193144160 17 25 2018172+404463 17 R Very close to prediction, so no need to process! ObsEntry says: Object on line AB,-0.400000 from A to B; Star Sep = 0.039 deg Object: 20:18:10.3107 +40:44:37.579 (2000.0) +/- 0.118 min (0.050 X Star Sep) Obs - Pred: 0.285 min X-track; 0.075 s late, relative 6.94 day old elset: 1 25744U 99028A 04319.87369414 -.00000020 00000-0 -30822-2 0 03 2 25744 63.4393 219.9218 0243000 292.8674 67.1325 9.69810985 00 What these numbers mean: http://www.satobs.org/position/IODformat.html -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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