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Originally Posted by tim.anderson
PHD offers two different polar alignment methods (drift and static) and Sharpcap provides one (static).
I have repeatedly tested each method on the same night and get markedly different results (sometimes several arc-minute differences between the three methods). Before each test, I return the altitude and azimuth settings to a marked position on the mount.
Can anyone comment on which method is most accurate and reliable?
Thanks
Tim
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There are three methods in PHD2 - original Drift Align (near dec 0), Polar Drift Align and Static. Original drift align is the most accurate but takes time. Static is faster and almost as accurate, certainly "accurate enough" but can be finicky. Polar drift is the least accurate but incredibly simple. I recommend staring out with Polar drift, followed by calibration then fine tune with either static or original drift. I'm putting together a video tutorial on the two new methods