Drift aligning with a piggy back scope

[h0ughy]

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?

[billdan]

That should be OK David, if you are using PHD for guiding it has a drift align wizard you can use.

Cheers
Bill

[StuTodd]

As long as your guide scope is exactly parallel to your main scope and won't move.

[Merlin66]

If you have a view of the SCP, you can use the SharpCap (version2.9) Polar alignment option.
Works very well.

[AndrewJ]

Gday Stu

Thats not required for drift aligning.
The two scopes could be 10deg out and drift aligning will still work.
Andrew

[StuTodd]

Ooh yes, didn't read op correctly. My bad.:)

[h0ughy]

Thanks for the feedback fellas

[tlgerdes]

I do it all the time Houghy.

[h0ughy]

Something I don't do much

[speach]

Won't the guide scope optically aligned with the main scope be OK?

[kens]

You'll need a camera on the guide scope as well :P

[h0ughy]

well i don't use eyepieces;)