Forgive my ignorance ... but could you explain what a "no star alignment" is?

I was also surprised to hear that you can align on the planets. Since they
are not in the pick list of alignment starts for the scope, how do you get
to select them?

>
>What I do is get the tripod exactly level and then do a no star alignment.
>Using that initial alignment to make things easier, I do a one star
>alignment on something like Venus or Sirius. If the tripod and tube were
>level, the ALT should be pretty close.... slew a bit in AZ and you shuold
>find the object. Following that, I am usually close enough to pull off a
>two star alignment, since the scope will attempt to find the second star
>for you. If you are level, it should be pretty close to where the scope
>thinks it is. Just pick a really bright one as the second star. And of
>course, after a two star alignment, it is just as accurate as it is at
>night.

Peter D. Smith

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