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Old 24-04-2018, 10:53 AM
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Drift aligning with a piggy back scope

OK question on if this would be OK to do? Loaded as the RASA would be installed in the daylight as to the guide scope. My question is can I just drift align with the guidescope?
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Old 24-04-2018, 11:40 AM
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That should be OK David, if you are using PHD for guiding it has a drift align wizard you can use.

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As long as your guide scope is exactly parallel to your main scope and won't move.
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Old 24-04-2018, 11:56 AM
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If you have a view of the SCP, you can use the SharpCap (version2.9) Polar alignment option.
Works very well.
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Old 24-04-2018, 12:28 PM
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Gday Stu
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As long as your guide scope is exactly parallel to your main scope
Thats not required for drift aligning.
The two scopes could be 10deg out and drift aligning will still work.
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Ooh yes, didn't read op correctly. My bad.
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Old 24-04-2018, 01:27 PM
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Thanks for the feedback fellas
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I do it all the time Houghy.
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I do it all the time Houghy.
Something I don't do much
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As long as your guide scope is exactly parallel to your main scope and won't move.
Won't the guide scope optically aligned with the main scope be OK?
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OK question on if this would be OK to do? Loaded as the RASA would be installed in the daylight as to the guide scope. My question is can I just drift align with the guidescope?
You'll need a camera on the guide scope as well
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You'll need a camera on the guide scope as well
well i don't use eyepieces
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