Thanks for the review Roger. I too have a Polarie and no experience with the AT but have always been curious about how it works. And thanks to Greg also for those tips on using the Polarie.
Greg, I'd appreciate your further guidance on using the Polar Scope on the Polarie. I found it less intuitive than you obviously did. Is there are site you can think of that talks you through it? Is the time scale UT or local, for example? I'm getting old and dense I fear and the obvious takes a little longer to sink in these days.
Peter
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
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I have no joy with polar scopes in the past but the Polarie unit is actually very easy to use at a dark site. You just need a dim torch to illuminate the reticle or put some tissues over your torch to dim it. I can get a very accurate polar alignment with the excellent instructions in about 5 minutes 10 minutes tops. It will then give up to 6 minutes round stars at reasonable focal length.
Greg.
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