Re: [APML]: Anyone Autoguiding a G-11 with a Pictor XT?

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In a message dated 98-07-12 20:33:48 EDT, you write:

<< Also, there is reference to only being able to guide on 4th magnitude stars
with a
 201xt.  Not so for me (and a few others I know of).  I can get probably
around 10th
 magnitude pretty easy on the 201xt, w/o having to go much past 3 sec. guider
exposure
 time (sometimes I go a little low on "gb" for the star, to around as low as 6
or 7 --
 but the danged thang guides with it!).
  >>

Hi Robert:

The whole thing is a little puzzling. Could Meade possibly have done some
product improvement? In researching this, I went back to _Sky and
Telescopes's_ August 1997 review of the 201XT. In this review, Alan Dyer
basically says that he WAS able to get the 201XT guiding with a G11 mount with
a little tinkering. I certainly don't doubt the experiences of the posters
here--I wonder if something could have changed with Losmandy's electronics?
Otherwise, his experiences with the unit basically mirror yours.

Peace,
Rod