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Old 15-07-2020, 07:33 AM
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If you can afford one a Polemaster camera is a great tool and time saver. Once you get used to it and learn how the sky around the pole looks (In case your initial setup is far enough off that you can't see Octans on screen) they turn accurate polar alignment in to a 5 minute job. The included software is pretty good but I understand that the likes of Sharpcap (The paid not free version I believe) uses plate solving to take even more guesswork out of it along with the need for the pole even to be visible from your location.
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