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Subject: Re: [M]: Tuthill Polar Alignment Scope
From: Bill Arnett
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Apr 07 00:17:01 1998
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At 8:42 PM -0700 4/6/98, Paul E. Snapp wrote:
>I have a 10" LX200 mounted on a SuperWedge. I have been taking an hour
>to an hour and a half to get polar alignment. Since I can not see low
>on the horizon, I have not been able to use the drift method...
I always use altaz mode but my understanding is that you can drift align
even if you can't see very close to the horizon. If your star is half way
up the sky the drift method will be slower but it will still work. And it
is still the most accurate way to polar align.
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Bill Arnett "Science is a way of trying
San Jose, CA USA not to fool yourself." -- Feynman
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