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Thanks to the help of many of you, I was able to
successfully (I think) guide some shots tonight. Now, if someone could
explain a few things to me, I'd really appreciate it. 1) What does the
mode button do? 2) While guiding, what do those figures mean? I know
a few (I think), but some don't make any sense, and the manual doesn't go into
too much detail. For instance, A=. -0 5 The A= sometimes reads any
of the following: A1, A2, A3, A4...A8,AE, and A=. (do they represent
adjustments?) They seem to go sequentially- up or down, but not
always. The . (dot), I believe indicates that a relay is engaged.
Then the two numbers are the corrections in x,y (right?). 3) When you do a
calibration, what do the readings it produces mean? For instance, after
the calibration ran, it showed this: E1 4 (then 3), E2 3 (then
4). Do these numbers mean anything to me?
One last question... I got a bit overzealous, and
hooked up the GEG, and tried to guide off-axis. I found that no matter
what I did, I couldn't get it in focus (in f/6.3 mode). I tried the
extension tube, and the best I could get was almost in focus with the extension
tube literally hanging on by a millimeter, and the ST4 the same. I could
never get it completely in focus. I double-checked the placement of the
lens, even tried using a prism before the ST4 head, and tried a camera
extension. No luck. Any ideas? My setup is a 10" LX200, GEG,
ST4, Nikon F2.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Frank
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