Software Bisque Paramount 6 Series - Page 169

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Model
Equation to compute the distance (D) between the base center to HA/Dec
intersection based on your latitude
in.
cm
ME Classic
D = 14 * cos((π/180) * (lat. + 15.7°))
– 4.8
D = 35.6 * cos((π/180) * (lat. + 15.7°)) – 12.2
ME II
ME Series 6
D = 14 * cos((π/180) * (lat. + 15.8°))
– 5.66
D = 35.6 * cos((π/180) * (lat. + 15.8°)) – 14.4
MX Classic
MX+
MX Series 6
D = 11 * cos((π/180) * (lat. + 13.7°))
– 4.3
D = 27.9 * cos((π/180) * (lat. + 13.7°)) – 10.9
MYT Classic
MYT Series 6
D = 9.4 * cos ((π/180) * (lat. + 14.7°))
– 3.65
D = 23.9 * cos ((π/180) * (lat. + 14.7°)) – 9.3
The table below shows the distance to the base center over a range of latitudes.
Latitude ()
Distance to base center from RA/Dec intersection (cm/in.)
ME Classic
ME II
ME Series 6
MX Classic
MX+
MX Series 6
MYT Classic
MYT Series 6
10
19.9/7.8
17.6/6.9
14.7 /5.8
12.4/4.9
13
19/7.5
16.8/6.6
14.0/5.5
11.9/4.7
16
18.1/7.1
15.8/6.2
13.3/5.3
11.3/4.4
19
17.1/6.7
14.8/5.8
12.6/5.0
10.6/4.2
22
16/6.3
13.7/5.4
11.8/4.6
9.9/3.9
25
14.8/5.8
12.5/4.9
10.9/4.3
9.1/3.6
28
13.5/5.3
11.3/4.4
9.9/3.9
8.3/3.3
31
12.2/4.8
10.0/3.9
8.9/3.5
7.4/2.9
34
10.8/4.3
8.6/3.4
7.9/3.1
6.5/2.6
37
9.4/3.7
7.1/2.8
6.8/2.7
5.5/2.2
40
7.9/3.1
5.6/2.2
5.6/2.2
4.5/1.8
43
6.3/2.5
4.0/1.6
4.4/1.7
3.5/1.4
46
4.7/1.8
2.4/1.0
3.2/1.2
2.4/1.0