Re: [APML] Framing shots - was New North American Nebula

[Gene Horr <genehorr@texas.net>]

mstecker wrote:
> 
> Losmandy built an expensive mount (GM200) for large telescopes like the C-14
> that had no manual setting circles.  It used digital setting circles that
> were extremely inaccurate (+/- 5 degrees),

????  The GM-200 that I used to own had fairly accurate GSCs, assuming that
you resynced after doing a GEM flip.  Within 1/3 of a degree or so.  This
mount was manufactured around '97 or '98.  Perhaps the design changed?  Or
did one of us get a mount on the far side of the bell curve?

Gene Horr
genehorr@texas.net

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