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I just downloaded the trial PC version of PocketStars and I can see how neat this thing is. However, I have a problem because the base and rocker box bottom of my homemade Dob are square instead of circular. I would have to make them circular to fit the azimuth ring, I guess, but this is not that difficult to do. Then I would have to get a PDA and the PDA version of PocketStars, so this would end up being much more expensive than $12 for me to do. I still might do it anyways....

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The original $12 system works great. I used it for months before I purchased a used Dell Axim. It was inconvenient to run into the house often to get the coordinates from the computer, but it's definitely workable.

It's like everything else, one adds options for convenience. A $300 scope ends up at least double, by the time all the bells & whistles are tacked on

Carol

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Carol


AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Pentaxes; 5XW, 7XL, 10XW.
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
TV Panoptics; 22, 35

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