Re: AP1600 and Lunar Tracking Rate
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Roland,
Thank you. I am looking at trying out APCC Horizons to see if that will help out with better lunar tracking.
Yours truly,
Jack
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All of us get lost in the darkness. ………………………………….Neil Peart
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of Roland Christen via groups.io
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 1:29 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] AP1600 and Lunar Tracking Rate
The Lunar rate is an average rate in RA only. You would need a custom rate for both axes to follow the Moon precisely.
Roland
-----Original Message----- Tonight, I was using a 16" RC at f/6.4 with a full frame sensor to watch the eclipse. I also had a 91mm scope riding parallel to provide a wider FOV. In the 16", I could see about 95% of the lunar disk. But I constantly had to move the scope in the North direction as the Moon kept dropping down in the FOV. The mount is permanently mounted in my observatory and polar aligned. I verified this with my PoleMaster the other night. I know the Moon's motion varies from day to day, but I would have assumed that the lunar rate would take that into account. Do I have to guide on a small lunar crater to keep the Moon centered in the FOV?
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