11 Jun
2009
11 Jun
'09
3:42 p.m.
Erik, the mounts we are talking about are *alt-az,* computer-controlled GoTo mounts. There is no polar alignment, and they track by driving both axes. The PST is a dedicated, H-a solar telescope and can be used for nothing else. On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:05 PM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
I guess one could try to use the PST at night or look at Venus, I would not guarantee a person would see anything.
My thought was that unless you have accurate polar alignment don't you need to align on more than one star? So tracking would still depend on accurate polar alignment. When I took the SLAS solar scope to events, using my G-11, I did not need to make a lot of corrections. I usually only needed to adjust scope when someone bumped it.