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Get Excellent guiding with PHD2 – PECTool for Periodic Error Correction for Celestron Mounts – Part2

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Update : Please make sure you are perfectly polar aligned before recording or training with PECTool.

Get Excellent guiding with PHD2 – How to use PECTool for Periodic Error Correction for Celestron and Meade Mounts.

Products used in the above demonstration:
(Some of the below links contains affiliate links)

Mounts:

Celestron CGX-L Equatorial Mount with Tripod
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Celestron CGX Computerized German Equatorial Mount and Tripod
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Telescope:

Celestron 11″ f/2.2 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph Telescope (OTA only)
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Guide Scope:

Celestron 80mm Guidescope Package with 125mm Rings and 80mm Guidescope with Extension Tube
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Guide Camera:

Orion 52064 StarShoot AutoGuider
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Red Dot Finder:

Celestron 51630 Star Pointer Telescope Finderscope, Black
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Accessories:

Celestron Universal Mounting Plate – https://amzn.to/2PNrg3E

Celestron 51630 Star Pointer Telescope Finderscope, Black – https://amzn.to/2PId6AM

Astrozap Flexi-Heat Dew Shield with Two Notches – 11″ CGE SCT & HD AZ-812-N-2
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Rocky Mountain Goods 3 Wheel Furniture Dolly with Casters – 12” – 300 pound capacity – Larger wheels for easier moving – Moving dolly with Caster Steel ball bearings – Cushion pads (3 Pack)
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Filters:

Baader UV-IR-CUT Filter – 2″ # FUVIR-2 2459210A – https://amzn.to/2QZGMtk

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Ray

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