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Originally Posted by byronpaul
Sharpcap Polar Aligment accuracy can be improved by using your real co-ordinates, and not the default 45deg North and South Hemisphere setting. Easy to configure in the settings.
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I have to admit to not having reconfigured my settings since changing my Observatory PC. It hasn't been an issue for me as I don't bother running through the routine anymore as the orthogonality of my system is pretty good and just by aligning as per the image, my drift is less than 5 arc mins over a couple of hours which is plenty good enough for my needs.
@Hemi - I also have PemPro (which I bought for the brilliant Meade handpad emulator it has). This was my former go-to polar alignment s/w and doesn't need to see the pole.
One thing I have learned since using the software - eqmod never parks the scope to the same point in the sky after a session
I must see if I can fix that...