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Originally Posted by redbeard
Hi Terry,
The goto is the hardware in the mount. ie - motorised mount RA and DEC. You also need a guide scope setup and the ability to setup your telescope in polar mode. Alignmaster communicates with the motorised mount to make its adjustments when setting up your scope. If you do not have a telescope with built in goto then Alignmaster wont work as it's got nothing to communicate with. If you do have a goto polar setup, then Alignmaster is a great tool for getting polar alignment. I have a lx200 on a wedge with a guide scope and QHY5 mono camera.
What equipment you are using, that will give others an idea to your setup and hope to get more help.
Cheers,
Damien.
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Hi Damien,
Thanks for replying. I have a Takahashi EM 200 Temma 2 Jnr mount. I have installed AlignMaster and ASCOM with a connection to my computer which all seems to be working okay. I don’t have any trouble slewing. I also use an Orion 80 Guidescope and the Orion Starshoot Autoguider with PHD software. All this works fine also. If only I can get polar alignment sorted. But no GoTo software (like EQMOD). Is it possible to use AlignMaster for polar aligning with this setup? Also I’m not sure what the initial orientation of the scope and mount should be. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Many thanks, Terry