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Alfredo Beltran
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Orion Atlas and precession corrections new
      #4477618 - 03/27/11 12:44 PM
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Hi

I'd like to know if the Orion Atlas mount makes precession corrections, so it has JNow based coordinates, or if its calculations are J2000 based.

Thanks for your help,

Alfredo

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Re: Orion Atlas and precession corrections [Re: Alfredo Beltran]
      #4477959 - 03/27/11 03:42 PM
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Hi

I'd like to know if the Orion Atlas mount makes precession corrections, so it has JNow based coordinates, or if its calculations are J2000 based.

Thanks for your help,

Alfredo



J2000

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