lidl scope

The R.A. motor cost me €30.

You can buy a R.A. motor for a "manual" scope for as little as €30?

How does a R.A. motor work on a manual scope such as mine 90EQ?

Does it just eliminate the need to turn ther R.A. knob? (i think so) or does it use a keypad similar to a GoTo? (i doubt it) where i type in what i want to observe and it finds it?

I ask because i find the R.A. knob a bit of a pain to reach from my seated position at the EP (lower end of scope).

It would be something i would invest in

Sorry Seanie i just read exactly what it does in your post. Yes i think i will defo be investing in one.

This is a good resource to using Setting Circles on an EQ mount -> www.astro-tom.com/telescopes/setting_circles.htm

Thanks Darragh. I'll give it a read tomorrow. It's my understanding though that people who actually use setting circles are a dying breed (as is the art of using setting circles).

I am completely useless with RA and DEC measurements..........for the simple reason i never learned about them. I have been all my life and most likely will be for the rest of it a "star hopper". So rather then mess about with setting circles i think for me the best option is a motorized RA because as i said...........the RA knob on my scope is just a little out of reach for me from a seated wheelchair position.

But never say never.

I will for sure give your link the twice over and try it out.