Thread: Tips on Polar alingment without a reticle eyepiece
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Old 12-11-2009, 06:47 PM
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asimov (John)
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I've gone 2 minutes with an F4 8" newt + DSLR mounted on a eq5 WITHOUT goto or a reticle, so it can be done. Just centered the star & kept adjusting until it stayed central for 5 mins. (used a 5mm EP barlowed 2X)
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