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Can I use DriveScope with a German Equatorial mount?

April 26, 2017drivescope equatorial German Mount

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Can I use DriveScope with a German Equatorial mount?

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DriveScope has been designed to work with fork-type equatorial mounts. The German Equatorial mount requires that as the telescope crosses the meridian it be “flipped” to the other side of the mount. Most GE mounts are not made accurately enough to maintain correct pointing after being flipped.