the
>Tuthill Alignment scope give precise enough polar alignment for
>photography or not? Should you be able to slew from a star on the
>meridian back to Polaris and have it appear dead center of the 9MM
>reticle eyepiece for photography or is this overkill and not needed.
>Randy, I know you use this same setup and would be interested in your
>comments here. Do you find Polaris centered in your eyepiece after
>slewing from overhead back to Polaris or not?
>
>Thanks for anyone's inputs here,
>
>Paul
>
>
Instead of seeing how well the LX-200 is pointing to use as a alignment
criteria, use a star with a high powered reticle and see if it drifts up
or down after 10 to 15 minutes. If it does than your alignment is still
off.

ric
curator of the Willard Observatory
San Marcos, California
216 xt images at:
http://members.aol.com/rlecker/optas.html

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