Thanks for the info. John!

Regards,
Ricky

--- In [email protected], "John Mahony" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Most computerized mounts have a "sync" function, and this is 
accessible 
> through CdC.  It is not usually intended for the initial alignment 
(do that 
> according to your mount's instructions), but once aligned, the idea 
of the 
> sync function is that if you want more precise pointing in a 
particular 
> region of the sky, you can go to a nearby bright star (something 
that's easy 
> to find), center the star in the scope, and then use the sync 
function.  The 
> mount will re-calibrate its ponting using the new star as a 
reference, so 
> pointing will be very accurate in that part of the sky.
> Some mounts will also lose accuracy as the night progresses (for 
example, if 
> the mount's computer clock is not running accurately), so you can 
also use 
> the sync function to "update" the pointing for better accuracy.
> -John
> 
> >From: "dgcclubmaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >Hi All,
> >I use CDC in conjunction w/Gemini and am wondering if the "sync"
> >command in CDC is a star alignment tool?  The help menu kinda hints
> >to it but its not very specific.  Any help would be great!
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Ricky
> >
> 
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