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Originally Posted by AdamJL
I've no idea what Celestron Star Sense is, but will look it up 
Software, or a mount that "does it all" would be ideal!
Haha, yeah I was hoping by now someone would have invented that Holy Grail! The issue is polar aligning the Astrotrac, yes, but just at long focal lengths. I know 300mm isn't long to you experts, but once I get past 70mm or so, then I start getting issues. I just don't understand how to fine-tune it accurately beyond that, and the scope that comes with it isn't so great since the "guide stars" are outside of the polar scope's view.. so I'm just guessing, and never seem to do a good job of it.
Thanks for the suggestion! I will investigate that. |
I am in a similar position (although I don't have a tracker yet !), have a 300/2.8 and asked about what to get, the Polemaster was recommended to me also. Seems to be the go for getting PA in 5 mins with mobile rigs. It's the one thing that scares me as I know I'll do it badly, plus the tracker I was looking at (Sky Watcher Star Adventurer) you have to do the PA and THEN mount the camera/lens which sounds like a recipe for errors. If only we had Polaris to PA against !
Andy