Re: con't- drift alignment

>The "best possible" is, by definition, perfection.  You can align a
>cheap GEM just as well as the most expensive.  The real issue,
>however, is how well the mount tracks once aligned.

Hi:

And, surprisingly, the newer CG5s/EQ4s track _surprisingly well_. Mine has a
good amoung of backlash in dec, not too much in RA, and tracks as well, frankly
as my 1995 Ultima C8 when it is well-balanced.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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