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Old 15-05-2014, 06:19 PM
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Mark_Heli (Mark)
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Polar Alignment

Since getting the new mount, I have taken it out 3 times with the aim of getting polar alignment worked out.

After struggling to get an accurate polar alignment using Alignmaster, I decided to give drift alignment a go and after a few hours (actually many hours) of persistance last night, I managed to get a pretty accurate polar alignment.

Attached is my first test image taken with 10 x 1 minute un-guided subs on the new mount. Pretty pleased with the nice round stars. The full moon didn't help the nebula, but at least it provided an opportunity to test polar alignment.

Looking foward to the new moon to really test the new setup and hopefully get some nice galaxies.

Cheers,
Mark
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