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Old 17-08-2009, 07:25 AM
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I only use the one star to actually check the alignment. Normally one about 45degrees up in the east. So two would be better!!? I will give it another go tonight.

But just to clarify one point. In the picture I attached, the two minute long exposure drift I did resulted in a very close lineup of the west then east lines. (Not perfect, but pretty damn close.) So I thought my alignment must have been very good. But then I still seemed to get a fair amount of drift on the dec axis, as indicated by the two shots of the same star 30minutes apart. I wouldn't have thought that would happen.

I will see what happens tonight.
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Darrell
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