· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Flat   Doubleglaze sage Reged: 11/01/07 Posts: 231 Loc: Pacific NW Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP       10/06/09 12:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Hi Jeff - The Starbook software does have some oddities and shortcomings but for the most part it works fine. I use Nebulosity, PhD and Cartes du Ciel at the same time and have no issues - except perhaps forgetting to turn off guiding before slewing. To put it in context - I'm planning on another mount for imaging. The SXD works very well and if I were visual only it would be fine but I don't want to spend precious time and ancient photons capturing wiggle-wiggle-wiggle or wondering why every star in the sky has a double 30 arc seconds away (and all in the same direction, imagine that). Mark -------------------- Vixen VMC260L / Sphinx SXD Pentax 75 SDHF Canon 40D / 50mm f1.4 / 100mm f2.8 macro / 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 / 200mm f2.8L http://www.astrophotogallery.org/u166-doubleglaze.html Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP jeffweiss9 10/04/09 01:08 PM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP Doubleglaze   10/05/09 01:12 AM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP jeffweiss9   10/06/09 01:42 AM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP donsinger1   10/05/09 10:47 AM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP jeffweiss9   10/06/09 01:55 AM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP Jeff55   10/06/09 10:44 AM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP Doubleglaze   10/06/09 12:12 PM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP jeffweiss9   10/06/09 07:53 PM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP Patrick   10/06/09 08:34 PM Re: Need advice CGEM, SXD, ?, for AP jeffweiss9   10/08/09 11:28 AM Extra information 11 registered and 15 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Charlie Hein, lineman_16735  Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Rating: Thread views: 535 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties   Light Pollution*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA CN Forums Home

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