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Old 01-04-2017, 05:29 PM
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madwayne (Wayne)
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Hi Tony

I think you're getting the two processes confused. Do your drift alignment to ensure that you are accurately aligned. The two or three star alignment is for your mount to know exactly where your telescope is pointing.

Adjustments in your drift alignment are done with the altitude and azimuth knobs on your mount. Corrections on your go to alignment are done with your hand controller so the mount knows how far off it is pointing.

With my EQ6 with good polar alignment my first star would be in the field of the finder. The second alignment star would be in the field of view of the eyepiece.

hope that helps.

Wayne
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