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  • Members: 3600
  • Category: Amateur
  • Founded: Aug 19, 2000
  • Language: English
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The International Meade LX90 Telescope Users Group (IMLTUG)

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This group is for new, prospective and current owners of Meade's LX90 SCT GOTO telescopes or anyone else interested in GOTO astronomy.

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Re: Pier offset
Hi Dr. Clay ... I meant that alligning vertically the centre of DEC axis with the pier 'maybe' will add some extra torque to the bolts attaching the wedge to
Posted - Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:05 pm
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Re: Pier offset
Hi Dr Clay, Thanks!! The penny just dropped a minute or two before your reply whilst viewing this link,
Posted - Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:09 pm
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Re: Pier offset
The pier should not be dead center in the observatory with a fork mount; for the LX90, the offset of the pier should be about 10-12" south of center. The
Posted - Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:01 pm
 P. Clay Sherrod
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Re: Pier offset
Ah!! Ignore my offset request as the pennies just dropped, bit slow albeit!! Cheers. Jeff.
Posted - Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:59 pm
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Re: Pier offset
Hi Fernando, Thanks for your response. But i thought the weight of the scope on any wedge will be the same no matter how long the gap is between the centres of
Posted - Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:57 pm
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