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Subject: Re: Daytime alignment-HELP
From: Todd Gross
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Jun 06 02:50:36 1995

sterday I got the scope aligned mid afternoon (around 4 p.m.) by using the moon >to locate Regulus (it was not in the field and took a little searching). I then
>did a 1 star alignment on Regulus and was able to slew to Castor, Pollux, Sirius,
>Procyon, and Mars. These were all in the field.

The other thing I think you should try, is to do a TWO star alignment, very precise at about 4:30am (approx.) one weekend morning, and leave the scope running all day.. I once had it going for 36 hours, and had a ball going from object to object.. The 40mm SWA will do the trick, everything should end up in that eyepiece.

Then..indeed, practice everything else in TWILIGHT..using the finder scope as an aid..

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