Hi Larry!

Sorry if any of these questions sound silly - but sometimes we all overlook
the obvious.

1. Are you *sure* Diphda/Cetus are below the horizon *at the time you are
trying this*?
2. Is your N/S switch on the control panel set to "N" ?
3. You said your time was correct - did you double check the date?

Just a few things to think about.

Mike F

http://home.satx.rr.com/mfastro




At 05:04 AM 6/3/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Rainy in Seattle so I decided to make a wedge for my 10in lx200. Go it
>done for about $75.
>
>So I decide to practice a polar alignment in the living room I allow
>the directions in 'THE BOOK' Its raining but I know the house in
>oriented North and South so I align the wedge pointing north. Make the
>RA registry marks align to 00
>
>Make the Dec 90 deg. This has the forks level and the OTA pointing
>straight out from the forks with the finder on the bottom to where I
>know Polaris is 'close at least for living room practice :).
>
> Turn on the scope and do a polar alignment. It says do the 00 and
>90degree thing and press enter Then it moves a couple of degrees to
>where it thinks polaris at (89.9 or whatever) which I think is
>reasonable
>
>It says make any adjustments to center polaris which I know I am close
>so I press enter.
>
> it then slews to Diphda This is where it is crazy because Cetus is
>below the southern horizon. Again it says make any adjustments and
>press Enter. I press enter
>
>Then enter to goto Vega. It goes to Vega but is about 90 deg to far
>west. It appears to be about correct for the north position.
>
>What am I misreading or don't under stand.
>
>I have +47.32 lat and 122..10 long. for Seattle. I have the correct
>time and correct offset from GMT of +7
>
>
>I have done this a couple of times and depending on the time the star
>it goes to after Polaris is always below the horizon in the South.
>
>Thanks for any help. I'm sure its something stupid I am misreading.
>
>Larry Blair
>Seattle
>
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