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Old 12-11-2020, 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by xelasnave View Post
If you are having difficulty finding Sigma Oct. do a long exposure thru Pole master camera in its spot (5 mins set gain to 0) using Sharpcap and the star trails will indicate where to move the mount to get Sigma Oct in frame...the trails will show you where CSP is surprisingly well...if you have your main scope properly parked a long exposure thru it gives a good indication where CSP is...assuming you dont have too bad cone error.
Alex
Another hint is to orient the PoleMaster camera so the USB port is facing east (or is that west) so the image you get onscreen is realistic rather than flipped 90 or 180 degrees.

Peter
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