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- Category: Telescopes
- Founded: Jul 26, 2003
- Language: English
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This group is dedicated to the Vixen Sphinx product line of telescopes and mounts, and the complementary Star Book computer and controller.
This product line, with its fantastic industrial design, amazing goto features, and surprisingly advanced features, are set to overturn the existing amateur astronomy equipment hegemony.
Vixen has long been a contender for the position of the best mass-market Japanese supplier of astronomical equipment. It's line of optical instruments has in some cases hit the perfect balance of quality to price ratio. With the new line, known as Sphinx, the leading American brands, Meade and Celestron, now have a very serious 'goto' 'scope competitor, indeed.
Here's the Group. Post your thoughts, queries, problems and ideas.
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Re: SXD Goto level of accuracy
Hi Jim, As stated by another gentleman, if you turn the mount off you no longer are aligned. Your polar alignment will remain as this is a mechanical
Posted - Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:13 pm
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Re: SXD Goto level of accuracy
... I do not believe the StarBook saves any previous alignment settings once you turn it off. When you turn it back on, it simply uses the current
Posted - Tue Nov 3, 2009 3:32 pm
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Re: SXD Goto level of accuracy
Thanks Mike, I been messing around too. But the weather has been too messy like forever on the Ecoast. Now going to first star from Home position. I'm having
Posted - Mon Nov 2, 2009 7:34 pm
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Re: Sphinx SXD and Visac 260
The mount works much better with the Mewlon 250 now. Not using the half pillar, the spreader is solid and the weights help. Thanks all, Chuck
Posted - Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:33 am
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Re: Sphinx SXD and Visac 260
Thanks Lionel, I'm thinking of not using the half-pillar as recommended and by extending the tripod legs I will have a larger base. I also have bolted the
Posted - Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:41 am
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