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Subject: Re: [M]: Pointing /Polar Alignment Problem
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Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Dec 01 11:55:39 1998
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In a message dated 12/1/98 8:45:24 AM Pacific Standard Time,
<< Is it possible to track accurately
(no drift for 10-15 minutes) and still be off in polar alignment ?? >>
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I think that the short answer here is no. I believe that no drift is a fair
definition of polar alignment. If the star will stay in the reticule box or on
one of the lines at high power for more than five minutes, the scope is very
well polar aligned. If it does not thereafter point accurately to the chosen
star, there is some other problem. For photographic purposes, I believe that
good polar alignment is generally much more important than achieving pin point
pointing accuracy on every GoTo.
Gene Hays
West Covina, California
Beginning Astrophotography with an LX200 ten inch, GEG, 201XT autoguider
http://members.aol.com/GeneHays3/Page18.html
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