[APML]: [APML] GM-8 Polar Alignment Scope

["John F. Wall" <jfw@spectranet.ca>]

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Hi Robin

They're the correct three stars.  I had a JMI polar scope with my LX-50 and
it was perfect in all respects.  A truly fine piece of engineering.   It
too used the same three stars.  That third star is really faint but in dark
skys it's not a problem. Unfortunately it won't fit the GM-8.  So, I quess
I must put it to Celestron rectify the problem.

I had heard from a dealer that Losmandy wasn't shipping a polar scope with
their mounts anymore because the Celestron scope was bad but they didn't
elaborate on the specifics of the problem.  Now I know what they meant.

John Wall


At 10:20 AM 7/12/98 -0700, you wrote:
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>>Has anyone had any experience with these polar scopes. Can they
>>be adjusted or does it have to go back to Celestron.
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>I've used three polar alignment scopes different mounts and never seen this
>problem, so never had to deal with it. There is nothing in the instructions
>about it. Sure you're looking at the right three stars?
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>Robin Casady
>http://www.CarmelCoast.com
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>Casady & Greene, Inc.
>http://www.casadyg.com
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