From: "Mark Gaffney" <markgaffney@mac.com>

Date: July 8, 2008 10:19:41 AM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: A couple of questions...

Hi Milton, Tim & everyone, I hope to order myself an illuminated reticle eyepiece tomorrow & 

try & clear up my polar alignment problems with drift aligning, also I might buy an extender 

tube to try with the camera. I`ll have a go shifting the camera & nosepiece inside the 

eyepiece sleeve to attempt focusing. As I`m not properly aligned the star I`m sighting keeps 

shifting out of view quite quickly so I`ll wait `til I have a definate subject like Canopus early 

in the morning. My questions are these. Can I have 2 cameras connected via my firewire 

repeater running down the single FW cable & get 2 separate camera control windows on Astro 

IIDC? The other question is, if I was to buy the basic model Moonlite focuser with Universal 

installation kit ( I can perhaps graduate to the DC servo job, FCUSB etc., later) would it be low 

profile enough to obtain focus if needed in the inwards direction? I notice they have a 1/4" 

base plate but am unsure whether it`s intended as an addition to the 1" or 1/2" plates or can 

be used independently. Mark.