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Hello i have purchaced a Konusmotor 90 Refractor Telescope and i am a begginer. I also have a program for the pc wich show deep sky objects and gives ther Ra and Dec of them but when i adjust my telescope so its facing this way it sometimes hits the mount. also the Dec setting circle goes from 1 to 9 in units when the co ords are in 10s has it just been shortend (for example 21 would be 2.1on my telescope)? I know how to polar align it but im getting stuck here. thank you.

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Jake,
Tom Whiting and Paul Wagner are the best people on AllExperts for telescope questions.  I live in a city, I hardly ever get to use my pathetic old telescope.  I would try Tom or Paul.

http://www.allexperts.com/ep/1360-18522/Astronomy/Tom-Whiting.htm
http://www.allexperts.com/ep/1360-4834/Astronomy/Paul-Wagner.htm

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I am not a professional astronomer by any means, but astronomy has been an interest of mine since childhood, and I am well-informed on the subject. If unable to answer someone`s question personally, I will know how to quickly find the answer online, because I keep myself informed about developments in the field and I know where to look for information.

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