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Subject: Sphinx Mount By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.73.9) Date: 06/25/2004 09:36:10 am PST I have just recentl;y gotten a Sphinx in order to do CCD imaging.My other scope is a Meade LX90. I have found it so far to not be user firendly nor accurate. The Meade autostar system leaves it for dead for ease of use and accuracy in go-to. Now I have only tried to use it about 4 times (by which time I had mastered easily the Meade system) and it is my first equatorial mount. I have not polar aligned it but have it at the correct latitude and pointing due south (marked ont eh ground). Still - 15 second exposures with a Nikon D70 leave very long star trails which are twice the length of the LX90's. So far very disappointing. Greg. Subject: Re: Sphinx Mount By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.89.86) In Reply to: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.73.9) (Original Message) Date: 01/09/2005 05:21:51 pm PST >I have just recentl;y gotten a Sphinx in order to do CCD imaging.My other scope is a Meade LX90. I have found it so far to not be user firendly nor accurate. The Meade autostar system leaves it for dead for ease of use and accuracy in go-to. > >Now I have only tried to use it about 4 times (by which time I had mastered easily the Meade system) and it is my first equatorial mount. I have not polar aligned it but have it at the correct latitude and pointing due south (marked ont eh ground). > >Still - 15 second exposures with a Nikon D70 leave very long star trails which are twice the length of the LX90's. > >So far very disappointing. > >Greg. Update: New version 26 of the firmware has improved this mount out of sight. Once the axes are set to the correct tension (they are too tight out of the factory) it can track quite well. Have since managed 4 minute autoguided exposures. A lot better. Greg. Page 1 of 1 | ||||||||
